diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c b/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/profile/InstrProfilingPlatformLinux.c
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
 extern ValueProfNode PROF_VNODES_START COMPILER_RT_VISIBILITY COMPILER_RT_WEAK;
 extern ValueProfNode PROF_VNODES_STOP COMPILER_RT_VISIBILITY COMPILER_RT_WEAK;
 
-/* Add dummy data to ensure the section is always created. Add used attribute so
- * that they are linker GC roots on supported ELF platforms.
- */
-__llvm_profile_data __prof_data_sect_data[0] COMPILER_RT_SECTION(
-    INSTR_PROF_DATA_SECT_NAME) COMPILER_RT_USED;
-uint64_t __prof_cnts_sect_data[0] COMPILER_RT_SECTION(INSTR_PROF_CNTS_SECT_NAME)
-    COMPILER_RT_USED;
-uint32_t __prof_orderfile_sect_data[0] COMPILER_RT_SECTION(
-    INSTR_PROF_ORDERFILE_SECT_NAME) COMPILER_RT_USED;
-const char __prof_nms_sect_data[0] COMPILER_RT_SECTION(
-    INSTR_PROF_NAME_SECT_NAME) COMPILER_RT_USED;
-ValueProfNode __prof_vnodes_sect_data[0] COMPILER_RT_SECTION(
-    INSTR_PROF_VNODES_SECT_NAME) COMPILER_RT_USED;
-
 COMPILER_RT_VISIBILITY const __llvm_profile_data *
 __llvm_profile_begin_data(void) {
   return &PROF_DATA_START;