diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index db20dc630e7e..aee603123030 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -85,15 +85,8 @@ atomic_t hart_lottery;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
 static void __init setup_initrd(void)
 {
-	extern char __initramfs_start[];
-	extern unsigned long __initramfs_size;
 	unsigned long size;
 
-	if (__initramfs_size > 0) {
-		initrd_start = (unsigned long)(&__initramfs_start);
-		initrd_end = initrd_start + __initramfs_size;
-	}
-
 	if (initrd_start >= initrd_end) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "initrd not found or empty");
 		goto disable;