diff --git a/src/arch/x86/car.ld b/src/arch/x86/car.ld
index a1a782ffe0..14fdba6331 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/car.ld
+++ b/src/arch/x86/car.ld
@@ -67,19 +67,6 @@
 	*(.bss.*)
 	*(.sbss)
 	*(.sbss.*)
-	/* '*_E' GNAT generated global variables actually are un-initialized
-	 * (filled with zeros) variables which are initialized at
-	 * runtime. Therefore, they can be placed in the _bss region. */
-#if CONFIG(ROMSTAGE_LIBHWBASE)
-	*(.data.hw__*_E)
-#endif
-#if CONFIG(EARLY_GFX_GMA)
-	*(.data.gma*_E)
-	/* libgfxinit uses a boolean variable to track its initialization
-	 * state. Since the initial value is False it can safely be placed in
-	 * the _bss region. */
-	*(.data.hw__gfx__gma__initialized)
-#endif
 	. = ALIGN(ARCH_POINTER_ALIGN_SIZE);
 	_ebss = .;
 	RECORD_SIZE(bss)