diff --git a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
index 45c42e9b..6d784f69 100644
--- a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
+++ b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
@@ -196,15 +196,6 @@ ifneq (,$(shell grep 'struct list_lru_one \*list, spinlock_t \*lock, void \*cb_a
 ccflags-y += -DKC_LIST_LRU_WALK_CB_LIST_LOCK
 endif
 
-#
-# v5.1-rc4-273-ge9b98e162aa5
-#
-# introduce stack trace helpers
-#
-ifneq (,$(shell grep '^unsigned int stack_trace_save' include/linux/stacktrace.h))
-ccflags-y += -DKC_STACK_TRACE_SAVE
-endif
-
 #
 # v3.14-rc1-7-g4e34e719e457
 #
diff --git a/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h b/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
index ea37a7fb..cfa78214 100644
--- a/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
+++ b/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
@@ -207,32 +207,6 @@ unsigned long kc_list_lru_shrink_walk(struct list_lru *lru, struct shrink_contro
 #define kc_list_lru_shrink_walk list_lru_shrink_walk
 #endif
 
-#ifndef KC_STACK_TRACE_SAVE
-#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
-static inline unsigned int stack_trace_save(unsigned long *store, unsigned int size,
-					    unsigned int skipnr)
-{
-        struct stack_trace trace = {
-                .entries        = store,
-                .max_entries    = size,
-                .skip           = skipnr,
-        };
-
-        save_stack_trace(&trace);
-        return trace.nr_entries;
-}
-
-static inline void stack_trace_print(unsigned long *entries, unsigned int nr_entries, int spaces)
-{
-        struct stack_trace trace = {
-                .entries        = entries,
-                .nr_entries     = nr_entries,
-        };
-
-	print_stack_trace(&trace, spaces);
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifndef KC_TIMER_CONTAINER_OF
 #define timer_container_of(var, callback_timer, timer_fieldname) \
 	from_timer(var, callback_timer, timer_fieldname)