diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 35c8ffb0136f5b..40728cf1c452a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -376,10 +376,6 @@ extern unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern long simple_strtol(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern unsigned long long simple_strtoull(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern long long simple_strtoll(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-#define strict_strtoul	kstrtoul
-#define strict_strtol	kstrtol
-#define strict_strtoull	kstrtoull
-#define strict_strtoll	kstrtoll
 
 extern int num_to_str(char *buf, int size, unsigned long long num);