diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 8317ec4..adee958 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -508,9 +508,6 @@
 extern void tracing_stop(void);
 extern void ftrace_off_permanent(void);
 
-extern void
-ftrace_special(unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3);
-
 static inline void __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)))
 ____trace_printk_check_format(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -586,8 +583,6 @@
 
 extern void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode);
 #else
-static inline void
-ftrace_special(unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3) { }
 static inline int
 trace_printk(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 747fcae..f751ea9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -2434,18 +2434,6 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
-extern void
-__trace_special(void *__tr, void *__data,
-		unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3);
-#else
-static inline void
-__trace_special(void *__tr, void *__data,
-		unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
 extern long sched_setaffinity(pid_t pid, const struct cpumask *new_mask);
 extern long sched_getaffinity(pid_t pid, struct cpumask *mask);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 78a49e6..d9a4aa0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1331,61 +1331,6 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_STACKTRACE */
 
-static void
-ftrace_trace_special(void *__tr,
-		     unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
-		     int pc)
-{
-	struct ftrace_event_call *call = &event_special;
-	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
-	struct trace_array *tr = __tr;
-	struct ring_buffer *buffer = tr->buffer;
-	struct special_entry *entry;
-
-	event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_SPECIAL,
-					  sizeof(*entry), 0, pc);
-	if (!event)
-		return;
-	entry	= ring_buffer_event_data(event);
-	entry->arg1			= arg1;
-	entry->arg2			= arg2;
-	entry->arg3			= arg3;
-
-	if (!filter_check_discard(call, entry, buffer, event))
-		trace_buffer_unlock_commit(buffer, event, 0, pc);
-}
-
-void
-__trace_special(void *__tr, void *__data,
-		unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3)
-{
-	ftrace_trace_special(__tr, arg1, arg2, arg3, preempt_count());
-}
-
-void
-ftrace_special(unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3)
-{
-	struct trace_array *tr = &global_trace;
-	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int cpu;
-	int pc;
-
-	if (tracing_disabled)
-		return;
-
-	pc = preempt_count();
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
-	data = tr->data[cpu];
-
-	if (likely(atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled) == 1))
-		ftrace_trace_special(tr, arg1, arg2, arg3, pc);
-
-	atomic_dec(&data->disabled);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
-
 /**
  * trace_vbprintk - write binary msg to tracing buffer
  *
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 2114b4c1..638a588 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 	TRACE_STACK,
 	TRACE_PRINT,
 	TRACE_BPRINT,
-	TRACE_SPECIAL,
 	TRACE_MMIO_RW,
 	TRACE_MMIO_MAP,
 	TRACE_BRANCH,
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct userstack_entry, TRACE_USER_STACK);\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct print_entry, TRACE_PRINT);	\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct bprint_entry, TRACE_BPRINT);	\
-		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct special_entry, 0);		\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_mmiotrace_rw,		\
 			  TRACE_MMIO_RW);				\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_mmiotrace_map,		\
@@ -332,11 +330,6 @@
 				struct task_struct *wakee,
 				struct task_struct *cur,
 				unsigned long flags, int pc);
-void trace_special(struct trace_array *tr,
-		   struct trace_array_cpu *data,
-		   unsigned long arg1,
-		   unsigned long arg2,
-		   unsigned long arg3, int pc);
 void trace_function(struct trace_array *tr,
 		    unsigned long ip,
 		    unsigned long parent_ip,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
index 8412837..e3dfeca 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_entries.h
@@ -151,23 +151,6 @@
 );
 
 /*
- * Special (free-form) trace entry:
- */
-FTRACE_ENTRY(special, special_entry,
-
-	TRACE_SPECIAL,
-
-	F_STRUCT(
-		__field(	unsigned long,	arg1	)
-		__field(	unsigned long,	arg2	)
-		__field(	unsigned long,	arg3	)
-	),
-
-	F_printk("(%08lx) (%08lx) (%08lx)",
-		 __entry->arg1, __entry->arg2, __entry->arg3)
-);
-
-/*
  * Stack-trace entry:
  */
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
index 57c1b45..a46197b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_output.c
@@ -1069,65 +1069,6 @@
 	.funcs		= &trace_wake_funcs,
 };
 
-/* TRACE_SPECIAL */
-static enum print_line_t trace_special_print(struct trace_iterator *iter,
-					     int flags, struct trace_event *event)
-{
-	struct special_entry *field;
-
-	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
-
-	if (!trace_seq_printf(&iter->seq, "# %ld %ld %ld\n",
-			      field->arg1,
-			      field->arg2,
-			      field->arg3))
-		return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
-
-	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static enum print_line_t trace_special_hex(struct trace_iterator *iter,
-					   int flags, struct trace_event *event)
-{
-	struct special_entry *field;
-	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
-
-	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
-
-	SEQ_PUT_HEX_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg1);
-	SEQ_PUT_HEX_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg2);
-	SEQ_PUT_HEX_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg3);
-
-	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static enum print_line_t trace_special_bin(struct trace_iterator *iter,
-					   int flags, struct trace_event *event)
-{
-	struct special_entry *field;
-	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
-
-	trace_assign_type(field, iter->ent);
-
-	SEQ_PUT_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg1);
-	SEQ_PUT_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg2);
-	SEQ_PUT_FIELD_RET(s, field->arg3);
-
-	return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static struct trace_event_functions trace_special_funcs = {
-	.trace		= trace_special_print,
-	.raw		= trace_special_print,
-	.hex		= trace_special_hex,
-	.binary		= trace_special_bin,
-};
-
-static struct trace_event trace_special_event = {
-	.type		= TRACE_SPECIAL,
-	.funcs		= &trace_special_funcs,
-};
-
 /* TRACE_STACK */
 
 static enum print_line_t trace_stack_print(struct trace_iterator *iter,
@@ -1161,9 +1102,6 @@
 
 static struct trace_event_functions trace_stack_funcs = {
 	.trace		= trace_stack_print,
-	.raw		= trace_special_print,
-	.hex		= trace_special_hex,
-	.binary		= trace_special_bin,
 };
 
 static struct trace_event trace_stack_event = {
@@ -1194,9 +1132,6 @@
 
 static struct trace_event_functions trace_user_stack_funcs = {
 	.trace		= trace_user_stack_print,
-	.raw		= trace_special_print,
-	.hex		= trace_special_hex,
-	.binary		= trace_special_bin,
 };
 
 static struct trace_event trace_user_stack_event = {
@@ -1314,7 +1249,6 @@
 	&trace_fn_event,
 	&trace_ctx_event,
 	&trace_wake_event,
-	&trace_special_event,
 	&trace_stack_event,
 	&trace_user_stack_event,
 	&trace_bprint_event,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 6ed05ee..155a415 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	case TRACE_WAKE:
 	case TRACE_STACK:
 	case TRACE_PRINT:
-	case TRACE_SPECIAL:
 	case TRACE_BRANCH:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_ENT:
 	case TRACE_GRAPH_RET: