diff --git a/rust/macros/module.rs b/rust/macros/module.rs
index fb1244f8c2e6..d62d8710d77a 100644
--- a/rust/macros/module.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/module.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pub(crate) fn module(ts: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             /// Used by the printing macros, e.g. [`info!`].
             const __LOG_PREFIX: &[u8] = b\"{name}\\0\";
 
-            /// The \"Rust loadable module\" mark, for `scripts/is_rust_module.sh`.
+            /// The \"Rust loadable module\" mark.
             //
             // This may be best done another way later on, e.g. as a new modinfo
             // key or a new section. For the moment, keep it simple.
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index fc19f67039bd..b3a6aa8fbe8c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ quiet_cmd_btf_ko = BTF [M] $@
       cmd_btf_ko = 							\
 	if [ ! -f vmlinux ]; then					\
 		printf "Skipping BTF generation for %s due to unavailability of vmlinux\n" $@ 1>&2; \
-	elif [ -n "$(CONFIG_RUST)" ] && $(srctree)/scripts/is_rust_module.sh $@; then 		\
-		printf "Skipping BTF generation for %s because it's a Rust module\n" $@ 1>&2; \
 	else								\
 		LLVM_OBJCOPY="$(OBJCOPY)" $(PAHOLE) -J $(PAHOLE_FLAGS) --btf_base vmlinux $@; \
 		$(RESOLVE_BTFIDS) -b vmlinux $@; 			\
diff --git a/scripts/is_rust_module.sh b/scripts/is_rust_module.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 464761a7cf7f..000000000000
--- a/scripts/is_rust_module.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#
-# is_rust_module.sh module.ko
-#
-# Returns `0` if `module.ko` is a Rust module, `1` otherwise.
-
-set -e
-
-# Using the `16_` prefix ensures other symbols with the same substring
-# are not picked up (even if it would be unlikely). The last part is
-# used just in case LLVM decides to use the `.` suffix.
-#
-# In the future, checking for the `.comment` section may be another
-# option, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/97550.
-${NM} "$*" | grep -qE '^[0-9a-fA-F]+ [Rr] _R[^[:space:]]+16___IS_RUST_MODULE[^[:space:]]*$'