diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
index 4db7ff055c9f7..9753432401487 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
-.section .text.cps-vec
 .balign 0x1000
 
 LEAF(mips_cps_core_entry)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 83e27a181206a..ae1d0b4bdd60a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ SECTIONS
 		KPROBES_TEXT
 		IRQENTRY_TEXT
 		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
-		*(.text.*)
 		*(.fixup)
 		*(.gnu.warning)
 	} :text = 0