diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index 3d238db49764..16bfae2d3217 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -20,12 +20,8 @@ struct file {
 	struct file *parent;
 	const char *name;
 	int lineno;
-	int flags;
 };
 
-#define FILE_BUSY		0x0001
-#define FILE_SCANNED		0x0002
-
 typedef enum tristate {
 	no, mod, yes
 } tristate;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped b/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
index f4b3b1a15e21..d9182916f724 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c_shipped
@@ -2363,7 +2363,6 @@ void zconf_initscan(const char *name)
 
 	current_file = file_lookup(name);
 	current_file->lineno = 1;
-	current_file->flags = FILE_BUSY;
 }
 
 void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
@@ -2403,7 +2402,6 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 			exit(1);
 		}
 	}
-	file->flags |= FILE_BUSY;
 	file->lineno = 1;
 	file->parent = current_file;
 	current_file = file;
@@ -2413,8 +2411,6 @@ static void zconf_endfile(void)
 {
 	struct buffer *parent;
 
-	current_file->flags |= FILE_SCANNED;
-	current_file->flags &= ~FILE_BUSY;
 	current_file = current_file->parent;
 
 	parent = current_buf->parent;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
index f23e3affa9b5..b22f884f9022 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/zconf.l
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ void zconf_initscan(const char *name)
 
 	current_file = file_lookup(name);
 	current_file->lineno = 1;
-	current_file->flags = FILE_BUSY;
 }
 
 void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
@@ -334,7 +333,6 @@ void zconf_nextfile(const char *name)
 			exit(1);
 		}
 	}
-	file->flags |= FILE_BUSY;
 	file->lineno = 1;
 	file->parent = current_file;
 	current_file = file;
@@ -344,8 +342,6 @@ static void zconf_endfile(void)
 {
 	struct buffer *parent;
 
-	current_file->flags |= FILE_SCANNED;
-	current_file->flags &= ~FILE_BUSY;
 	current_file = current_file->parent;
 
 	parent = current_buf->parent;