--- /dev/null
+--- a/compat/main.c
++++ b/compat/main.c
+@@ -21,31 +21,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+ #error "You need a BACKPORTS_VERSION"
+ #endif
+
+-static char *backported_kernel_name = BACKPORTED_KERNEL_NAME;
+-
+-module_param(backported_kernel_name, charp, 0400);
+-MODULE_PARM_DESC(backported_kernel_name,
+- "The kernel tree name that was used for this backport (" BACKPORTED_KERNEL_NAME ")");
+-
+-#ifdef BACKPORTS_GIT_TRACKED
+-static char *backports_tracker_id = BACKPORTS_GIT_TRACKED;
+-module_param(backports_tracker_id, charp, 0400);
+-MODULE_PARM_DESC(backports_tracker_id,
+- "The version of the tree containing this backport (" BACKPORTS_GIT_TRACKED ")");
+-#else
+-static char *backported_kernel_version = BACKPORTED_KERNEL_VERSION;
+-static char *backports_version = BACKPORTS_VERSION;
+-
+-module_param(backported_kernel_version, charp, 0400);
+-MODULE_PARM_DESC(backported_kernel_version,
+- "The kernel version that was used for this backport (" BACKPORTED_KERNEL_VERSION ")");
+-
+-module_param(backports_version, charp, 0400);
+-MODULE_PARM_DESC(backports_version,
+- "The git version of the backports tree used to generate this backport (" BACKPORTS_VERSION ")");
+-
+-#endif
+-
+ void backport_dependency_symbol(void)
+ {
+ }