diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index b249824..0da7f1c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 316	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
 317	common	munlockall			sys_munlockall
 318	common	sysinfo				sys_sysinfo
-319	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+319	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 # 320 was sys_idle
 321	common	oldumount			sys_oldumount
 322	common	swapon				sys_swapon
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/am200epdkit_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/am200epdkit_defconfig
index f56ac39..4e49d6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/am200epdkit_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/am200epdkit_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="gum"
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y
 CONFIG_EXPERT=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_EPOLL is not set
 # CONFIG_SHMEM is not set
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl b/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
index 7b3832d..f36fda6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 146	common	writev			sys_writev
 147	common	getsid			sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync
-149	common	_sysctl			sys_sysctl
+149	common	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock			sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock			sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall		sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd32.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd32.h
index f8dafe9..ca41bb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd32.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/unistd32.h
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
 __SYSCALL(__NR_getsid, sys_getsid)
 #define __NR_fdatasync 148
 __SYSCALL(__NR_fdatasync, sys_fdatasync)
-#define __NR__sysctl 149
-__SYSCALL(__NR__sysctl, compat_sys_sysctl)
+			/* 149 was sys_sysctl */
+__SYSCALL(149, sys_ni_syscall)
 #define __NR_mlock 150
 __SYSCALL(__NR_mlock, sys_mlock)
 #define __NR_munlock 151
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/ia64/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 6636a1a..75b880b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 123	common	writev				sys_writev
 124	common	pread64				sys_pread64
 125	common	pwrite64			sys_pwrite64
-126	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+126	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 127	common	mmap				sys_mmap
 128	common	munmap				sys_munmap
 129	common	mlock				sys_mlock
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 8cd84a7..91b21ad 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 146	common	writev				sys_writev
 147	common	getsid				sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+149	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock				sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock				sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index f581a02..dc5f9fb 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 146	common	writev				sys_writev
 147	common	getsid				sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+149	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock				sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock				sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/cu1000-neo_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/cu1000-neo_defconfig
index 9b05a8f..244654c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/cu1000-neo_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/cu1000-neo_defconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ CONFIG_CGROUP_CPUACCT=y
 CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_USER_NS=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
-CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
index c85bdc3..2653b28 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 149	n32	munlockall			sys_munlockall
 150	n32	vhangup				sys_vhangup
 151	n32	pivot_root			sys_pivot_root
-152	n32	_sysctl				compat_sys_sysctl
+152	n32	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 153	n32	prctl				sys_prctl
 154	n32	adjtimex			sys_adjtimex_time32
 155	n32	setrlimit			compat_sys_setrlimit
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
index 9e08c40..a4fd3bf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 149	n64	munlockall			sys_munlockall
 150	n64	vhangup				sys_vhangup
 151	n64	pivot_root			sys_pivot_root
-152	n64	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+152	n64	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 153	n64	prctl				sys_prctl
 154	n64	adjtimex			sys_adjtimex
 155	n64	setrlimit			sys_setrlimit
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
index a2b591d..a30cfd4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 150	o32	unused150			sys_ni_syscall
 151	o32	getsid				sys_getsid
 152	o32	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-153	o32	_sysctl				sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+153	o32	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 154	o32	mlock				sys_mlock
 155	o32	munlock				sys_munlock
 156	o32	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 98e7442..a47bc19 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 146	common	writev			sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147	common	getsid			sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync
-149	common	_sysctl			sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149	common	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock			sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock			sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall		sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 72fb9dd..a60163f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 146	common	writev				sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147	common	getsid				sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149	nospu	_sysctl				sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149	nospu	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock				sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock				sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index b731fcb..f17aaf6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 146  common	writev			sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147  common	getsid			sys_getsid			sys_getsid
 148  common	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149  common	_sysctl			sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149  common	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 150  common	mlock			sys_mlock			sys_mlock
 151  common	munlock			sys_munlock			sys_munlock
 152  common	mlockall		sys_mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/dreamcast_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/dreamcast_defconfig
index ae067e0..6a82c7b 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/dreamcast_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/dreamcast_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/espt_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/espt_defconfig
index a5b865a..9a988c3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/espt_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/espt_defconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_UTS_NS=y
 CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/hp6xx_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/hp6xx_defconfig
index a92db66..70e6605 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/hp6xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/hp6xx_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7709=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
index 567af75..ba6ec04 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/landisk_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=y
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/lboxre2_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/lboxre2_defconfig
index 10f6d37..05e4ac6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/lboxre2_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/lboxre2_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=y
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/microdev_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/microdev_defconfig
index ed84d13..c65667d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/microdev_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/microdev_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH4_202=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/migor_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/migor_defconfig
index 494a1675..dec9316 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/migor_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/migor_defconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/r7780mp_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/r7780mp_defconfig
index 0a18f80..ff8f8d4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/r7780mp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/r7780mp_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_FUTEX is not set
 # CONFIG_EPOLL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/r7785rp_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/r7785rp_defconfig
index 7226ac5..d9afce5 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/r7785rp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/r7785rp_defconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2d1_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2d1_defconfig
index 6a3cfe0..fc9c221 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2d1_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2d1_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2dplus_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2dplus_defconfig
index 2b3d7d2..ff3fd678 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2dplus_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/rts7751r2dplus_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7206_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7206_defconfig
index a93402b..19f0dae 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7206_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7206_defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_USER_NS=y
 CONFIG_PID_NS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_UID16 is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 # CONFIG_ELF_CORE is not set
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7343_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7343_defconfig
index 06d067c..553c7aa 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7343_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7343_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_FUTEX is not set
 # CONFIG_EPOLL is not set
 # CONFIG_SHMEM is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7619_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7619_defconfig
index f54722d..baf1c84 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7619_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7619_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_UID16 is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_KALLSYMS is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 # CONFIG_ELF_CORE is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7705_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7705_defconfig
index ddfc698..805966f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7705_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7705_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_KALLSYMS is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7750_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7750_defconfig
index b23f675..3f1c137 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7750_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7750_defconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/se7751_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/se7751_defconfig
index 1623436..4a02406 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/se7751_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/se7751_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/secureedge5410_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/secureedge5410_defconfig
index 360592d..8422599 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/secureedge5410_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/secureedge5410_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/sh03_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/sh03_defconfig
index 87db9a8..f0073ed 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/sh03_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/sh03_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=m
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/sh7710voipgw_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/sh7710voipgw_defconfig
index c86f284..12a1395 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/sh7710voipgw_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/sh7710voipgw_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_FUTEX is not set
 # CONFIG_EPOLL is not set
 # CONFIG_SHMEM is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/sh7757lcr_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/sh7757lcr_defconfig
index 9f2aed0..ca327d1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/sh7757lcr_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/sh7757lcr_defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/sh7763rdp_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/sh7763rdp_defconfig
index d0a0aa7..26c5fd0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/sh7763rdp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/sh7763rdp_defconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_UTS_NS=y
 CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/shmin_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/shmin_defconfig
index d589cfd..5504ca4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/shmin_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/shmin_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 # CONFIG_UID16 is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_KALLSYMS is not set
 # CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
 # CONFIG_BUG is not set
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
index 4ec961a..ba887f1 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=16
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set
-# CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/uapi/asm/unistd_64.h b/arch/sh/include/uapi/asm/unistd_64.h
index 75da548..04fe2ef 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/uapi/asm/unistd_64.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/uapi/asm/unistd_64.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 #define __NR_writev		146
 #define __NR_getsid		147
 #define __NR_fdatasync		148
-#define __NR__sysctl		149
+				/* 149 was sys_sysctl */
 #define __NR_mlock		150
 #define __NR_munlock		151
 #define __NR_mlockall		152
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index e7a4804..7456845 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 146	common	writev				sys_writev
 147	common	getsid				sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+149	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock				sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock				sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls_64.S b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls_64.S
index 1bcb86f..e4c1d54 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls_64.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls_64.S
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sys_call_table:
 	.long sys_writev
 	.long sys_getsid
 	.long sys_fdatasync
-	.long sys_sysctl
+	.long sys_ni_syscall	/* 149: for sys_sysctl */
 	.long sys_mlock			/* 150 */
 	.long sys_munlock
 	.long sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index d6126ee..74adaeca 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 249	64	nanosleep		sys_nanosleep
 250	32	mremap			sys_mremap
 250	64	mremap			sys_64_mremap
-251	common	_sysctl			sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+251	common	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 252	common	getsid			sys_getsid
 253	common	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync
 254	32	nfsservctl		sys_ni_syscall			sys_nis_syscall
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
index 686d59d..ef76360 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 146	i386	writev			sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147	i386	getsid			sys_getsid
 148	i386	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync
-149	i386	_sysctl			sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149	i386	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 150	i386	mlock			sys_mlock
 151	i386	munlock			sys_munlock
 152	i386	mlockall		sys_mlockall
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index b345b35..6a3b0b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 153	common	vhangup			sys_vhangup
 154	common	modify_ldt		sys_modify_ldt
 155	common	pivot_root		sys_pivot_root
-156	64	_sysctl			sys_sysctl
+156	64	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 157	common	prctl			sys_prctl
 158	common	arch_prctl		sys_arch_prctl
 159	common	adjtimex		sys_adjtimex
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 96cb070..34cbbf5 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 204	common	quotactl			sys_quotactl
 # 205 was old nfsservctl
 205	common	nfsservctl			sys_ni_syscall
-206	common	_sysctl				sys_sysctl
+206	common	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 207	common	bdflush				sys_bdflush
 208	common	uname				sys_newuname
 209	common	sysinfo				sys_sysinfo
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 86b61e8..c55d245 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_select(int n, compat_ulong_t __user *inp,
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_ustat(unsigned dev, struct compat_ustat __user *u32);
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_recv(int fd, void __user *buf, compat_size_t len,
 				unsigned flags);
-asmlinkage long compat_sys_sysctl(struct compat_sysctl_args __user *args);
 
 /* obsolete: fs/readdir.c */
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_old_readdir(unsigned int fd,
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 63ffa6d..915233a 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 struct statfs64;
 struct statx;
 struct fsinfo_params;
-struct __sysctl_args;
 struct sysinfo;
 struct timespec;
 struct __kernel_old_timeval;
@@ -1125,7 +1124,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_epoll_wait(int epfd, struct epoll_event __user *events,
 asmlinkage long sys_bdflush(int func, long data);
 asmlinkage long sys_oldumount(char __user *name);
 asmlinkage long sys_uselib(const char __user *library);
-asmlinkage long sys_sysctl(struct __sysctl_args __user *args);
 asmlinkage long sys_sysfs(int option,
 				unsigned long arg1, unsigned long arg2);
 asmlinkage long sys_fork(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 8112c15..299f9cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -90,15 +90,13 @@ int proc_do_static_key(struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
  * sysctl names can be mirrored automatically under /proc/sys.  The
  * procname supplied controls /proc naming.
  *
- * The table's mode will be honoured both for sys_sysctl(2) and
- * proc-fs access.
+ * The table's mode will be honoured for proc-fs access.
  *
  * Leaf nodes in the sysctl tree will be represented by a single file
  * under /proc; non-leaf nodes will be represented by directories.  A
  * null procname disables /proc mirroring at this node.
  *
- * sysctl(2) can automatically manage read and write requests through
- * the sysctl table.  The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table
+ * The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table
  * struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be
  * performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication.
  * 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
index 27c1ed2..84b44c3 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -27,21 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-#define CTL_MAXNAME 10		/* how many path components do we allow in a
-				   call to sysctl?   In other words, what is
-				   the largest acceptable value for the nlen
-				   member of a struct __sysctl_args to have? */
-
-struct __sysctl_args {
-	int __user *name;
-	int nlen;
-	void __user *oldval;
-	size_t __user *oldlenp;
-	void __user *newval;
-	size_t newlen;
-	unsigned long __unused[4];
-};
-
 /* Define sysctl names first */
 
 /* Top-level names: */
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 0bd4ed7..a3f7c08 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 obj-y     = fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o \
 	    cpu.o exit.o softirq.o resource.o \
-	    sysctl.o sysctl_binary.o capability.o ptrace.o user.o \
+	    sysctl.o capability.o ptrace.o user.o \
 	    signal.o sys.o umh.o workqueue.o pid.o task_work.o \
 	    extable.o params.o \
 	    kthread.o sys_ni.o nsproxy.o \
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index fad48ac..c935c18 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ni_syscall(void)
 COND_SYSCALL_COMPAT(socketcall);
 
 /* compat syscalls for arm64, x86, ... */
-COND_SYSCALL_COMPAT(sysctl);
 COND_SYSCALL_COMPAT(fanotify_mark);
 
 /* x86 */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d550cc..00000000
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <linux/stat.h>
-#include <linux/sysctl.h>
-#include "../fs/xfs/xfs_sysctl.h"
-#include <linux/sunrpc/debug.h>
-#include <linux/string.h>
-#include <linux/syscalls.h>
-#include <linux/namei.h>
-#include <linux/mount.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/nsproxy.h>
-#include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
-#include <linux/file.h>
-#include <linux/ctype.h>
-#include <linux/netdevice.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/uuid.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/compat.h>
-
-static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
-	void __user *oldval, size_t oldlen, void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
-{
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
-static void deprecated_sysctl_warning(const int *name, int nlen)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * CTL_KERN/KERN_VERSION is used by older glibc and cannot
-	 * ever go away.
-	 */
-	if (nlen >= 2 && name[0] == CTL_KERN && name[1] == KERN_VERSION)
-		return;
-
-	if (printk_ratelimit()) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO
-			"warning: process `%s' used the deprecated sysctl "
-			"system call with ", current->comm);
-		for (i = 0; i < nlen; i++)
-			printk(KERN_CONT "%d.", name[i]);
-		printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
-	}
-	return;
-}
-
-#define WARN_ONCE_HASH_BITS 8
-#define WARN_ONCE_HASH_SIZE (1<<WARN_ONCE_HASH_BITS)
-
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(warn_once_bitmap, WARN_ONCE_HASH_SIZE);
-
-#define FNV32_OFFSET 2166136261U
-#define FNV32_PRIME 0x01000193
-
-/*
- * Print each legacy sysctl (approximately) only once.
- * To avoid making the tables non-const use a external
- * hash-table instead.
- * Worst case hash collision: 6, but very rarely.
- * NOTE! We don't use the SMP-safe bit tests. We simply
- * don't care enough.
- */
-static void warn_on_bintable(const int *name, int nlen)
-{
-	int i;
-	u32 hash = FNV32_OFFSET;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nlen; i++)
-		hash = (hash ^ name[i]) * FNV32_PRIME;
-	hash %= WARN_ONCE_HASH_SIZE;
-	if (__test_and_set_bit(hash, warn_once_bitmap))
-		return;
-	deprecated_sysctl_warning(name, nlen);
-}
-
-static ssize_t do_sysctl(int __user *args_name, int nlen,
-	void __user *oldval, size_t oldlen, void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
-{
-	int name[CTL_MAXNAME];
-	int i;
-
-	/* Check args->nlen. */
-	if (nlen < 0 || nlen > CTL_MAXNAME)
-		return -ENOTDIR;
-	/* Read in the sysctl name for simplicity */
-	for (i = 0; i < nlen; i++)
-		if (get_user(name[i], args_name + i))
-			return -EFAULT;
-
-	warn_on_bintable(name, nlen);
-
-	return binary_sysctl(name, nlen, oldval, oldlen, newval, newlen);
-}
-
-SYSCALL_DEFINE1(sysctl, struct __sysctl_args __user *, args)
-{
-	struct __sysctl_args tmp;
-	size_t oldlen = 0;
-	ssize_t result;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (tmp.oldval && !tmp.oldlenp)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (tmp.oldlenp && get_user(oldlen, tmp.oldlenp))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	result = do_sysctl(tmp.name, tmp.nlen, tmp.oldval, oldlen,
-			   tmp.newval, tmp.newlen);
-
-	if (result >= 0) {
-		oldlen = result;
-		result = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (tmp.oldlenp && put_user(oldlen, tmp.oldlenp))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-
-struct compat_sysctl_args {
-	compat_uptr_t	name;
-	int		nlen;
-	compat_uptr_t	oldval;
-	compat_uptr_t	oldlenp;
-	compat_uptr_t	newval;
-	compat_size_t	newlen;
-	compat_ulong_t	__unused[4];
-};
-
-COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE1(sysctl, struct compat_sysctl_args __user *, args)
-{
-	struct compat_sysctl_args tmp;
-	compat_size_t __user *compat_oldlenp;
-	size_t oldlen = 0;
-	ssize_t result;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&tmp, args, sizeof(tmp)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (tmp.oldval && !tmp.oldlenp)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	compat_oldlenp = compat_ptr(tmp.oldlenp);
-	if (compat_oldlenp && get_user(oldlen, compat_oldlenp))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	result = do_sysctl(compat_ptr(tmp.name), tmp.nlen,
-			   compat_ptr(tmp.oldval), oldlen,
-			   compat_ptr(tmp.newval), tmp.newlen);
-
-	if (result >= 0) {
-		oldlen = result;
-		result = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (compat_oldlenp && put_user(oldlen, compat_oldlenp))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-#endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 35b61bf..6d29d9a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 146	common	writev				sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147	common	getsid				sys_getsid
 148	common	fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149	nospu	_sysctl				sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149	nospu	_sysctl				sys_ni_syscall
 150	common	mlock				sys_mlock
 151	common	munlock				sys_munlock
 152	common	mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index b38d484..0193f9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 146  common	writev			sys_writev			compat_sys_writev
 147  common	getsid			sys_getsid			sys_getsid
 148  common	fdatasync		sys_fdatasync			sys_fdatasync
-149  common	_sysctl			sys_sysctl			compat_sys_sysctl
+149  common	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 150  common	mlock			sys_mlock			compat_sys_mlock
 151  common	munlock			sys_munlock			compat_sys_munlock
 152  common	mlockall		sys_mlockall			sys_mlockall
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index 37b844f..4e50062 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 153	common	vhangup			sys_vhangup
 154	common	modify_ldt		sys_modify_ldt
 155	common	pivot_root		sys_pivot_root
-156	64	_sysctl			sys_sysctl
+156	64	_sysctl			sys_ni_syscall
 157	common	prctl			sys_prctl
 158	common	arch_prctl		sys_arch_prctl
 159	common	adjtimex		sys_adjtimex
