diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 976a166f3fa3..1e44fce73839 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ RCU_STATE_INITIALIZER(rcu_sched, 's', call_rcu_sched);
 RCU_STATE_INITIALIZER(rcu_bh, 'b', call_rcu_bh);
 
 static struct rcu_state *const rcu_state_p;
-static struct rcu_data __percpu *const rcu_data_p;
 LIST_HEAD(rcu_struct_flavors);
 
 /* Dump rcu_node combining tree at boot to verify correct setup. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 9467a8b7e756..e6b88ad51959 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -807,7 +807,6 @@ void exit_rcu(void)
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU */
 
 static struct rcu_state *const rcu_state_p = &rcu_sched_state;
-static struct rcu_data __percpu *const rcu_data_p = &rcu_sched_data;
 
 /*
  * Tell them what RCU they are running.