diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index aa380e9a..6da2b6f0 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -68,42 +68,8 @@ $(info -- KernelSU-Next Manager signature hash: $(KSU_NEXT_EXPECTED_HASH))
 ccflags-y += -DEXPECTED_NEXT_SIZE=$(KSU_NEXT_EXPECTED_SIZE)
 ccflags-y += -DEXPECTED_NEXT_HASH=\"$(KSU_NEXT_EXPECTED_HASH)\"
 
-ccflags-y += -DKSU_COMPAT_GET_CRED_RCU
-
 ccflags-y += -DKSU_UMOUNT
 
-# Determine the appropriate atomic function and apply patch accordingly
-ifeq ($(shell grep -q "atomic_inc_not_zero" $(srctree)/kernel/cred.c; echo $$?),0)
-ATOMIC_INC_FUNC = atomic_inc_not_zero
-else ifeq ($(shell grep -q "atomic_long_inc_not_zero" $(srctree)/kernel/cred.c; echo $$?),0)
-ATOMIC_INC_FUNC = atomic_long_inc_not_zero
-else
-$(info -- KSU_NEXT: Neither atomic_inc_not_zero nor atomic_long_inc_not_zero found in kernel/cred.c)
-endif
-
-# Inform which function is being patched
-$(info -- KSU_NEXT: Using $(ATOMIC_INC_FUNC) in get_cred_rcu patch.)
-
-# Add the get_cred_rcu function to cred.h if not already present
-ifneq ($(shell grep -Eq "^static inline const struct cred \*get_cred_rcu" $(srctree)/include/linux/cred.h; echo $$?),0)
-$(info -- KSU_NEXT: adding function 'static inline const struct cred *get_cred_rcu(const struct cred *cred);' to $(srctree)/include/linux/cred.h)
-GET_CRED_RCU = static inline const struct cred *get_cred_rcu(const struct cred *cred)\n\
-{\n\t\
-        struct cred *nonconst_cred = (struct cred *) cred;\n\t\
-        if (!cred)\n\t\t\
-                return NULL;\n\t\
-        if (!$(ATOMIC_INC_FUNC)(&nonconst_cred->usage))\n\t\t\
-                return NULL;\n\t\
-        validate_creds(cred);\n\t\
-        return cred;\n\
-}\n
-$(shell grep -qF "$(GET_CRED_RCU)" $(srctree)/include/linux/cred.h || sed -i '/^static inline void put_cred/i $(GET_CRED_RCU)' $(srctree)/include/linux/cred.h)
-
-# Modify get_task_cred in cred.c
-$(info -- KSU_NEXT: modifying 'get_task_cred' function in $(srctree)/kernel/cred.c)
-$(shell sed -i "s/!$(ATOMIC_INC_FUNC)(&((struct cred \*)cred)->usage)/!get_cred_rcu(cred)/g" $(srctree)/kernel/cred.c)
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(shell grep -Eq "^static int can_umount" $(srctree)/fs/namespace.c; echo $$?),0)
 $(info -- KSU_NEXT: adding function 'static int can_umount(const struct path *path, int flags);' to $(srctree)/fs/namespace.c)
 CAN_UMOUNT = static int can_umount(const struct path *path, int flags)\n\
diff --git a/kernel/core_hook.c b/kernel/core_hook.c
index 1b7f0ead..6bbb350c 100644
--- a/kernel/core_hook.c
+++ b/kernel/core_hook.c
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
 #include "throne_tracker.h"
 #include "kernel_compat.h"
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 0, 0) || defined(KSU_COMPAT_GET_CRED_RCU)
-#define KSU_GET_CRED_RCU
-#endif
-
 static bool ksu_module_mounted = false;
 
 extern int handle_sepolicy(unsigned long arg3, void __user *arg4);