diff --git a/Kernel/KSyms.cpp b/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
index 9e99a8f192..871cea0f2a 100644
--- a/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/KSyms.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/FileDescription.h>
 
 static KSym* s_ksyms;
-u32 ksym_lowest_address;
-u32 ksym_highest_address;
-u32 ksym_count;
-bool ksyms_ready;
+u32 ksym_lowest_address = 0xffffffff;
+u32 ksym_highest_address = 0;
+u32 ksym_count = 0;
+bool ksyms_ready = false;
 
 static u8 parse_hex_digit(char nibble)
 {
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ void dump_backtrace()
     dump_backtrace_impl(ebp, ksyms_ready);
 }
 
-void init_ksyms()
-{
-    ksyms_ready = false;
-    ksym_lowest_address = 0xffffffff;
-    ksym_highest_address = 0;
-    ksym_count = 0;
-}
-
 void load_ksyms()
 {
     auto result = VFS::the().open("/kernel.map", 0, 0, VFS::the().root_custody());
diff --git a/Kernel/KSyms.h b/Kernel/KSyms.h
index a1a7fcf645..2b18f5a52f 100644
--- a/Kernel/KSyms.h
+++ b/Kernel/KSyms.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ struct KSym {
 
 const KSym* ksymbolicate(u32 address);
 void load_ksyms();
-void init_ksyms();
 
 extern bool ksyms_ready;
 extern u32 ksym_lowest_address;
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index 906f996435..aa1a24741f 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ extern "C" [[noreturn]] void init()
 
     kmalloc_init();
     slab_alloc_init();
-    init_ksyms();
 
     // must come after kmalloc_init because we use AK_MAKE_ETERNAL in KParams
     new KParams(String(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(multiboot_info_ptr->cmdline)));