diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 7d5b10ff63e0649562d26611fa98de5b57c4600e..5b57236dfbd05f6a7ae246c86daa8583c4636558 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -615,17 +615,6 @@ ftrace_vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_TRACING */
 
-/*
- *      Display an IP address in readable format.
- */
-
-#define NIPQUAD(addr) \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[0], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[1], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[2], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[3]
-#define NIPQUAD_FMT "%u.%u.%u.%u"
-
 /*
  * min()/max()/clamp() macros that also do
  * strict type-checking.. See the