diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 15c0eaf1ae4c..a244ae109562 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1987,16 +1987,6 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *modname)
 		handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname);
 	}
 
-	/* Apply symbol namespaces from __kstrtabns_<symbol> entries. */
-	for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
-		symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);
-
-		if (strstarts(symname, "__kstrtabns_"))
-			sym_update_namespace(symname + strlen("__kstrtabns_"),
-					     namespace_from_kstrtabns(&info,
-								      sym));
-	}
-
 	// check for static EXPORT_SYMBOL_* functions && global vars
 	for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		unsigned char bind = ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info);
@@ -2398,7 +2388,6 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname, unsigned int kernel)
 		s->preloaded = 1;
 		s->is_static = 0;
 		sym_update_crc(symname, mod, crc, export_no(export));
-		sym_update_namespace(symname, namespace);
 	}
 	release_file(file, size);
 	return;