diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/system.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/system.h
index 9702c2213e1e..62d9ded01635 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/system.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __cmpxchg_local(volatile void *ptr,
 #define cmpxchg64_local(ptr, o, n) __cmpxchg64_local_generic((ptr), (o), (n))
 
 struct pt_regs;
-void NORET_TYPE die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err);
+void die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err);
 void _exception(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, int code,
 		unsigned long addr);
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
index 7aa25756412f..3d760c06f024 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/traps.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(die_lock);
 
-void NORET_TYPE die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
+void die(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err)
 {
 	static int die_counter;
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 3d3aeef46947..581a16d5e85b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <asm/sal.h>
 #include <asm/mca.h>
 
-typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
+typedef void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
 					unsigned long indirection_page,
 					unsigned long start_address,
 					struct ia64_boot_param *boot_param,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/amiga/config.c b/arch/m68k/amiga/config.c
index 82a4bb51d5d8..a3b0558328b6 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/amiga/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/amiga/config.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static unsigned long amiga_gettimeoffset(void)
 	return ticks + offset;
 }
 
-static NORET_TYPE void amiga_reset(void)
+static void amiga_reset(void)
     ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 static void amiga_reset(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index de39b1f343ea..3d913259e507 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ extern int ptrace_set_watch_regs(struct task_struct *child,
 extern asmlinkage void syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern asmlinkage void syscall_trace_leave(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
-extern NORET_TYPE void die(const char *, struct pt_regs *) ATTRIB_NORET;
+extern void die(const char *, struct pt_regs *) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 static inline void die_if_kernel(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 5c8a49d55054..725e9a5ca966 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ void ejtag_exception_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 /*
  * NMI exception handler.
  */
-NORET_TYPE void ATTRIB_NORET nmi_exception_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
+void ATTRIB_NORET nmi_exception_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	bust_spinlocks(1);
 	printk("NMI taken!!!!\n");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
index e63f2e7d2efb..026e7f153949 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_32.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
-typedef NORET_TYPE void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
+typedef void (*relocate_new_kernel_t)(
 				unsigned long indirection_page,
 				unsigned long reboot_code_buffer,
 				unsigned long start_address) ATTRIB_NORET;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 26ccbf77dd41..5fbbf814923a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ static union thread_union kexec_stack __init_task_data =
 struct paca_struct kexec_paca;
 
 /* Our assembly helper, in kexec_stub.S */
-extern NORET_TYPE void kexec_sequence(void *newstack, unsigned long start,
-					void *image, void *control,
-					void (*clear_all)(void)) ATTRIB_NORET;
+extern void kexec_sequence(void *newstack, unsigned long start,
+			   void *image, void *control,
+			   void (*clear_all)(void)) ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 /* too late to fail here */
 void default_machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
index fab88431a06f..0fd2e863e114 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct mcck_struct {
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mcck_struct, cpu_mcck);
 
-static NORET_TYPE void s390_handle_damage(char *msg)
+static void s390_handle_damage(char *msg)
 {
 	smp_send_stop();
 	disabled_wait((unsigned long) __builtin_return_address(0));
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/tile/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index e00d7179989e..b0c907059067 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ static void setup_quasi_va_is_pa(void)
 }
 
 
-NORET_TYPE void machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
+void machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	void *reboot_code_buffer;
-	NORET_TYPE void (*rnk)(unsigned long, void *, unsigned long)
+	void (*rnk)(unsigned long, void *, unsigned long)
 		ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 	/* Mask all interrupts before starting to reboot. */
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 60934395e36c..aaf1753dd2b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -185,16 +185,16 @@ static inline void might_fault(void)
 
 extern struct atomic_notifier_head panic_notifier_list;
 extern long (*panic_blink)(int state);
-NORET_TYPE __printf(1, 2)
+__printf(1, 2)
 void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 	ATTRIB_NORET __cold;
 extern void oops_enter(void);
 extern void oops_exit(void);
 void print_oops_end_marker(void);
 extern int oops_may_print(void);
-NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long error_code)
+void do_exit(long error_code)
 	ATTRIB_NORET;
-NORET_TYPE void complete_and_exit(struct completion *, long)
+void complete_and_exit(struct completion *, long)
 	ATTRIB_NORET;
 
 /* Internal, do not use. */
diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index c75074cb8ad4..6a8f252e49ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#define NORET_TYPE    /**/
 #define ATTRIB_NORET  __attribute__((noreturn))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 21cd0303af51..4032ec1cf836 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ extern void __cleanup_sighand(struct sighand_struct *);
 extern void exit_itimers(struct signal_struct *);
 extern void flush_itimer_signals(void);
 
-extern NORET_TYPE void do_group_exit(int);
+extern void do_group_exit(int);
 
 extern void daemonize(const char *, ...);
 extern int allow_signal(int);
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 94ed6e20bb53..c44738267be7 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void check_stack_usage(void)
 static inline void check_stack_usage(void) {}
 #endif
 
-NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
+void do_exit(long code)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	int group_dead;
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(do_exit);
 
-NORET_TYPE void complete_and_exit(struct completion *comp, long code)
+void complete_and_exit(struct completion *comp, long code)
 {
 	if (comp)
 		complete(comp);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(exit, int, error_code)
  * Take down every thread in the group.  This is called by fatal signals
  * as well as by sys_exit_group (below).
  */
-NORET_TYPE void
+void
 do_group_exit(int exit_code)
 {
 	struct signal_struct *sig = current->signal;
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 3458469eb7c3..6fd09ed6fd90 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic_blink);
  *
  *	This function never returns.
  */
-NORET_TYPE void panic(const char * fmt, ...)
+void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	static char buf[1024];
 	va_list args;