diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index b69e207012c9..942ddbdace4a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ print_syscall_exit(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags,
 	return trace_handle_return(s);
 }
 
-extern char *__bad_type_size(void);
-
 #define SYSCALL_FIELD(_type, _name) {					\
 	.type = #_type, .name = #_name,					\
 	.size = sizeof(_type), .align = __alignof__(_type),		\