diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 34c125e2d90c..9180f67746b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2238,9 +2238,6 @@ static inline struct scatterlist *____sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
  **/
 static inline struct scatterlist *__sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	return sg_is_last(sg) ? NULL : ____sg_next(sg);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 51f52020ad5f..093aa57120b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
 struct scatterlist {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	unsigned long	sg_magic;
-#endif
 	unsigned long	page_link;
 	unsigned int	offset;
 	unsigned int	length;
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ struct sg_table {
  *
  */
 
-#define SG_MAGIC	0x87654321
 #define SG_CHAIN	0x01UL
 #define SG_END		0x02UL
 
@@ -98,7 +94,6 @@ static inline void sg_assign_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page)
 	 */
 	BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & (SG_CHAIN | SG_END));
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
 #endif
 	sg->page_link = page_link | (unsigned long) page;
@@ -129,7 +124,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page,
 static inline struct page *sg_page(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
 #endif
 	return (struct page *)((sg)->page_link & ~(SG_CHAIN | SG_END));
@@ -195,9 +189,6 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
  **/
 static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	/*
 	 * Set termination bit, clear potential chain bit
 	 */
@@ -215,9 +206,6 @@ static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
  **/
 static inline void sg_unmark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	sg->page_link &= ~SG_END;
 }
 
@@ -260,12 +248,6 @@ static inline void *sg_virt(struct scatterlist *sg)
 static inline void sg_init_marker(struct scatterlist *sgl,
 				  unsigned int nents)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < nents; i++)
-		sgl[i].sg_magic = SG_MAGIC;
-#endif
 	sg_mark_end(&sgl[nents - 1]);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 06dad7a072fd..d4ae67d6cd1e 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
  **/
 struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	if (sg_is_last(sg))
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -111,10 +108,7 @@ struct scatterlist *sg_last(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nents)
 	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, nents, i)
 		ret = sg;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sgl[0].sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(!sg_is_last(ret));
-#endif
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_last);
diff --git a/tools/virtio/linux/scatterlist.h b/tools/virtio/linux/scatterlist.h
index 9a45f90e2d08..369ee308b668 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/tools/virtio/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ static inline void sg_assign_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page)
 	 */
 	BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & 0x03);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
 #endif
 	sg->page_link = page_link | (unsigned long) page;
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ static inline void sg_set_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page,
 static inline struct page *sg_page(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
 #endif
 	return (struct page *)((sg)->page_link & ~0x3);
@@ -116,9 +114,6 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
  **/
 static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	/*
 	 * Set termination bit, clear potential chain bit
 	 */
@@ -136,17 +131,11 @@ static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
  **/
 static inline void sg_unmark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	sg->page_link &= ~0x02;
 }
 
 static inline struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
-#endif
 	if (sg_is_last(sg))
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -160,13 +149,6 @@ static inline struct scatterlist *sg_next(struct scatterlist *sg)
 static inline void sg_init_table(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nents)
 {
 	memset(sgl, 0, sizeof(*sgl) * nents);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
-	{
-		unsigned int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < nents; i++)
-			sgl[i].sg_magic = SG_MAGIC;
-	}
-#endif
 	sg_mark_end(&sgl[nents - 1]);
 }