diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/link.ld b/src/arch/aarch64/link.ld
index 85b8635b..546787bb 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/link.ld
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/link.ld
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.data.*)
   } :segment_rw
   .bss    : ALIGN(8) {
-    bss_start = .;
     *(.bss)
     *(.bss.*)
-    bss_end = .;
   } :segment_rw
   . = ALIGN(4K); /* Align to page boundary */
   /***********************************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/link.ld b/src/arch/x86_64/link.ld
index 61ba0b39..92533ca0 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/link.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/link.ld
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.data.*)
   }
   .bss ALIGN(4096) : AT(ADDR(.bss)) {
-    bss_start = .;
     *(.bss)
     *(.bss.*)
   }
-  bss_end = .;
   kernel_end = .;
 }
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/link_fc.ld b/src/arch/x86_64/link_fc.ld
index 52ec610d..8faf4451 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/link_fc.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/link_fc.ld
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.data.*)
   }
   .bss ALIGN(4096) : AT(ADDR(.bss)) {
-    bss_start = .;
     *(.bss)
     *(.bss.*)
   }
-  bss_end = .;
   kernel_end = .;
 }
diff --git a/src/none.rs b/src/none.rs
index ec1c8161..1b5e8cf4 100644
--- a/src/none.rs
+++ b/src/none.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use core::fmt::Write;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
-use core::ptr::addr_of_mut;
 use core::slice;
 
 use hermit_entry::elf::KernelObject;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ extern "C" {
 /// (called from entry.asm or entry.rs)
 #[no_mangle]
 unsafe extern "C" fn loader_main() -> ! {
-	init_bss();
 	arch::message_output_init();
 	crate::log::init();
 
@@ -38,19 +36,6 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn loader_main() -> ! {
 	arch::boot_kernel(kernel_info)
 }
 
-unsafe fn init_bss() {
-	extern "C" {
-		static mut bss_start: MaybeUninit<u8>;
-		static mut bss_end: MaybeUninit<u8>;
-	}
-
-	let start_ptr = addr_of_mut!(bss_start);
-	let end_ptr = addr_of_mut!(bss_end);
-	let len = end_ptr.offset_from(start_ptr).try_into().unwrap();
-	let slice = slice::from_raw_parts_mut(start_ptr, len);
-	slice.fill(MaybeUninit::new(0));
-}
-
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(info: &core::panic::PanicInfo<'_>) -> ! {
 	// We can't use `println!` or related macros, because `_print` unwraps a result and might panic again