diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index c268a771595c46cde09a5ac5bcf3d001082de6bf..05f014efa32c54ca48a17f166ff40fda87f78a3f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1952,9 +1952,6 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 		if (strstarts(secstrings+sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".exit"))
 			sechdrs[i].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
 #endif
-		/* Don't keep __versions around; it's just for loading. */
-		if (strcmp(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, "__versions") == 0)
-			sechdrs[i].sh_flags &= ~(unsigned long)SHF_ALLOC;
 	}
 
 	modindex = find_sec(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,