diff --git a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
index 10c9917986..75a3af64b9 100644
--- a/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/dbau1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
index 8ba0b6d4c1..69c8c9d51a 100644
--- a/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/gth2/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
index 10c9917986..75a3af64b9 100644
--- a/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/incaip/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
index a2d19a84c9..865be77bf3 100644
--- a/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/pb1x00/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/board/purple/u-boot.lds b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
index 1bdac1f4a6..6b3783f664 100644
--- a/board/purple/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/purple/u-boot.lds
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
index 30a2bc57ea..26d8c818b1 100644
--- a/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
+++ b/board/tb0229/u-boot.lds
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;
diff --git a/examples/mips.lds b/examples/mips.lds
index 9d9849bf5c..6f31eb7198 100644
--- a/examples/mips.lds
+++ b/examples/mips.lds
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	.data  : { *(.data) }
 
-	. = ALIGN(4);
-	.sdata  : { *(.sdata) }
-
 	_gp = ALIGN(16);
 
 	__got_start = .;