diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 792ba9da0f270d8e6499a0c39fa226e1e03235ef..4973b798a4697f000958e9a0d6e0efa0e4f5ce2a 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -997,13 +997,7 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *fromsec, const char *fromsym,
 	/* symbols in data sections that may refer to any init/exit sections */
 	if (match(fromsec, PATTERNS(DATA_SECTIONS)) &&
 	    match(tosec, PATTERNS(ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS)) &&
-	    match(fromsym, PATTERNS("*_template", // scsi uses *_template a lot
-				    "*_timer", // arm uses ops structures named _timer a lot
-				    "*_sht", // scsi also used *_sht to some extent
-				    "*_ops",
-				    "*_probe",
-				    "*_probe_one",
-				    "*_console")))
+	    match(fromsym, PATTERNS("*_ops", "*_probe", "*_console")))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*