diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 6875e21797b1..6bd14bd40d39 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -357,11 +357,6 @@ endif
 # Add standard include directories
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/core/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/drivers/include -I$(RIOTBASE)/sys/include
 
-# Augmentation ldscript for cross file arrays (XFA)
-# this argument must come before any other -T options on the command line,
-# otherwise we get an error message ".text not found for insert"
-LINKFLAGS += -Txfa.ld
-
 # process provided features
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.features
 
diff --git a/core/ldscripts/xfa.ld b/core/ldscripts/xfa.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index 34b7d7635fe0..000000000000
--- a/core/ldscripts/xfa.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-SECTIONS
-{
-    .data :
-    {
-        KEEP (*(SORT(.xfa.*)))
-    }
-    __data_start = ADDR(.data);
-    __data_load_start = LOADADDR(.data);
-    __data_end = (__data_start + SIZEOF(.data));
-    __data_load_end = (__data_load_start + SIZEOF(.data));
-}
-
-INSERT AFTER .text;
-
-SECTIONS
-{
-    .rodata :
-    {
-        KEEP (*(SORT(.roxfa.*)))
-    }
-}
-
-INSERT AFTER .text;