diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.h b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
index 703e19ff532d..57a937ac51c2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.h
@@ -398,17 +398,6 @@ static const char *tp_rcu_varname __used __tracepoint_string = rcu_name;
 #define RCU_NAME rcu_name
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_TRACING */
 
-/*
- * RCU implementation internal declarations:
- */
-extern struct rcu_state rcu_sched_state;
-
-extern struct rcu_state rcu_bh_state;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU
-extern struct rcu_state rcu_preempt_state;
-#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU */
-
 int rcu_dynticks_snap(struct rcu_data *rdp);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST