diff --git a/certs/system_keyring.c b/certs/system_keyring.c
index 4e2fa8ab01d6..e460d00a7781 100644
--- a/certs/system_keyring.c
+++ b/certs/system_keyring.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern __initconst const unsigned long system_certificate_list_size;
  */
 int restrict_link_by_builtin_trusted(struct key *keyring,
 				     const struct key_type *type,
-				     unsigned long flags,
 				     const union key_payload *payload)
 {
 	return restrict_link_by_signature(system_trusted_keyring,
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ static __init int load_system_certificate_list(void)
 					   ((KEY_POS_ALL & ~KEY_POS_SETATTR) |
 					   KEY_USR_VIEW | KEY_USR_READ),
 					   KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA |
-					   KEY_ALLOC_TRUSTED |
 					   KEY_ALLOC_BUILT_IN |
 					   KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION);
 		if (IS_ERR(key)) {
diff --git a/include/keys/system_keyring.h b/include/keys/system_keyring.h
index 93715913a0b1..c72330ae76df 100644
--- a/include/keys/system_keyring.h
+++ b/include/keys/system_keyring.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 extern int restrict_link_by_builtin_trusted(struct key *keyring,
 					    const struct key_type *type,
-					    unsigned long flags,
 					    const union key_payload *payload);
 
 #else
diff --git a/include/linux/key-type.h b/include/linux/key-type.h
index 7463355a198b..eaee981c5558 100644
--- a/include/linux/key-type.h
+++ b/include/linux/key-type.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct key_preparsed_payload {
 	size_t		datalen;	/* Raw datalen */
 	size_t		quotalen;	/* Quota length for proposed payload */
 	time_t		expiry;		/* Expiry time of key */
-	bool		trusted;	/* True if key is trusted */
 };
 
 typedef int (*request_key_actor_t)(struct key_construction *key,
diff --git a/include/linux/key.h b/include/linux/key.h
index 83b603639d2e..722914798f37 100644
--- a/include/linux/key.h
+++ b/include/linux/key.h
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ struct key {
 #define KEY_FLAG_NEGATIVE	5	/* set if key is negative */
 #define KEY_FLAG_ROOT_CAN_CLEAR	6	/* set if key can be cleared by root without permission */
 #define KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED	7	/* set if key has been invalidated */
-#define KEY_FLAG_TRUSTED	8	/* set if key is trusted */
-#define KEY_FLAG_BUILTIN	9	/* set if key is built in to the kernel */
-#define KEY_FLAG_ROOT_CAN_INVAL	10	/* set if key can be invalidated by root without permission */
-#define KEY_FLAG_KEEP		11	/* set if key should not be removed */
+#define KEY_FLAG_BUILTIN	8	/* set if key is built in to the kernel */
+#define KEY_FLAG_ROOT_CAN_INVAL	9	/* set if key can be invalidated by root without permission */
+#define KEY_FLAG_KEEP		10	/* set if key should not be removed */
 
 	/* the key type and key description string
 	 * - the desc is used to match a key against search criteria
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ struct key {
 	 */
 	int (*restrict_link)(struct key *keyring,
 			     const struct key_type *type,
-			     unsigned long flags,
 			     const union key_payload *payload);
 };
 
@@ -229,16 +227,14 @@ extern struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type,
 			     unsigned long flags,
 			     int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
 						  const struct key_type *,
-						  unsigned long,
 						  const union key_payload *));
 
 
 #define KEY_ALLOC_IN_QUOTA		0x0000	/* add to quota, reject if would overrun */
 #define KEY_ALLOC_QUOTA_OVERRUN		0x0001	/* add to quota, permit even if overrun */
 #define KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA		0x0002	/* not in quota */
-#define KEY_ALLOC_TRUSTED		0x0004	/* Key should be flagged as trusted */
-#define KEY_ALLOC_BUILT_IN		0x0008	/* Key is built into kernel */
-#define KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION	0x0010	/* Override the check on restricted keyrings */
+#define KEY_ALLOC_BUILT_IN		0x0004	/* Key is built into kernel */
+#define KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION	0x0008	/* Override the check on restricted keyrings */
 
 extern void key_revoke(struct key *key);
 extern void key_invalidate(struct key *key);
@@ -309,18 +305,11 @@ extern struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid
 				 unsigned long flags,
 				 int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
 						      const struct key_type *,
-						      unsigned long,
 						      const union key_payload *),
 				 struct key *dest);
 
-extern int keyring_restrict_trusted_only(struct key *keyring,
-					 const struct key_type *type,
-					 unsigned long,
-					 const union key_payload *payload);
-
 extern int restrict_link_reject(struct key *keyring,
 				const struct key_type *type,
-				unsigned long flags,
 				const union key_payload *payload);
 
 extern int keyring_clear(struct key *keyring);
diff --git a/security/integrity/digsig.c b/security/integrity/digsig.c
index d647178c6bbd..98ee4c752cf5 100644
--- a/security/integrity/digsig.c
+++ b/security/integrity/digsig.c
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@ static bool init_keyring __initdata;
  */
 static int restrict_link_by_ima_mok(struct key *keyring,
 				    const struct key_type *type,
-				    unsigned long flags,
 				    const union key_payload *payload)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = restrict_link_by_builtin_trusted(keyring, type, flags, payload);
+	ret = restrict_link_by_builtin_trusted(keyring, type, payload);
 	if (ret != -ENOKEY)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index deb881754e03..bd5a272f28a6 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type, const char *desc,
 		      key_perm_t perm, unsigned long flags,
 		      int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
 					   const struct key_type *,
-					   unsigned long,
 					   const union key_payload *))
 {
 	struct key_user *user = NULL;
@@ -300,8 +299,6 @@ struct key *key_alloc(struct key_type *type, const char *desc,
 
 	if (!(flags & KEY_ALLOC_NOT_IN_QUOTA))
 		key->flags |= 1 << KEY_FLAG_IN_QUOTA;
-	if (flags & KEY_ALLOC_TRUSTED)
-		key->flags |= 1 << KEY_FLAG_TRUSTED;
 	if (flags & KEY_ALLOC_BUILT_IN)
 		key->flags |= 1 << KEY_FLAG_BUILTIN;
 
@@ -504,7 +501,7 @@ int key_instantiate_and_link(struct key *key,
 	if (keyring) {
 		if (keyring->restrict_link) {
 			ret = keyring->restrict_link(keyring, key->type,
-						     key->flags, &prep.payload);
+						     &prep.payload);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto error;
 		}
@@ -811,7 +808,6 @@ key_ref_t key_create_or_update(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
 	int ret;
 	int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
 			     const struct key_type *,
-			     unsigned long,
 			     const union key_payload *) = NULL;
 
 	/* look up the key type to see if it's one of the registered kernel
@@ -843,7 +839,6 @@ key_ref_t key_create_or_update(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
 	prep.data = payload;
 	prep.datalen = plen;
 	prep.quotalen = index_key.type->def_datalen;
-	prep.trusted = flags & KEY_ALLOC_TRUSTED;
 	prep.expiry = TIME_T_MAX;
 	if (index_key.type->preparse) {
 		ret = index_key.type->preparse(&prep);
@@ -860,9 +855,7 @@ key_ref_t key_create_or_update(key_ref_t keyring_ref,
 	index_key.desc_len = strlen(index_key.description);
 
 	if (restrict_link) {
-		unsigned long kflags = prep.trusted ? KEY_FLAG_TRUSTED : 0;
-		ret = restrict_link(keyring,
-				    index_key.type, kflags, &prep.payload);
+		ret = restrict_link(keyring, index_key.type, &prep.payload);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			key_ref = ERR_PTR(ret);
 			goto error_free_prep;
diff --git a/security/keys/keyring.c b/security/keys/keyring.c
index d2d1f3378008..c91e4e0cea08 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyring.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyring.c
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid,
 			  unsigned long flags,
 			  int (*restrict_link)(struct key *,
 					       const struct key_type *,
-					       unsigned long,
 					       const union key_payload *),
 			  struct key *dest)
 {
@@ -515,34 +514,10 @@ struct key *keyring_alloc(const char *description, kuid_t uid, kgid_t gid,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(keyring_alloc);
 
-/**
- * keyring_restrict_trusted_only - Restrict additions to a keyring to trusted keys only
- * @keyring: The keyring being added to.
- * @type: The type of key being added.
- * @flags: The key flags.
- * @payload: The payload of the key intended to be added.
- *
- * Reject the addition of any links to a keyring that point to keys that aren't
- * marked as being trusted.  It can be overridden by passing
- * KEY_ALLOC_BYPASS_RESTRICTION to key_instantiate_and_link() when adding a key
- * to a keyring.
- *
- * This is meant to be passed as the restrict_link parameter to
- * keyring_alloc().
- */
-int keyring_restrict_trusted_only(struct key *keyring,
-				  const struct key_type *type,
-				  unsigned long flags,
-				  const union key_payload *payload)
-{
-	return flags & KEY_FLAG_TRUSTED ? 0 : -EPERM;
-}
-
 /**
  * restrict_link_reject - Give -EPERM to restrict link
  * @keyring: The keyring being added to.
  * @type: The type of key being added.
- * @flags: The key flags.
  * @payload: The payload of the key intended to be added.
  *
  * Reject the addition of any links to a keyring.  It can be overridden by
@@ -554,7 +529,6 @@ int keyring_restrict_trusted_only(struct key *keyring,
  */
 int restrict_link_reject(struct key *keyring,
 			 const struct key_type *type,
-			 unsigned long flags,
 			 const union key_payload *payload)
 {
 	return -EPERM;
@@ -1248,8 +1222,7 @@ static int __key_link_check_restriction(struct key *keyring, struct key *key)
 {
 	if (!keyring->restrict_link)
 		return 0;
-	return keyring->restrict_link(keyring,
-				      key->type, key->flags, &key->payload);
+	return keyring->restrict_link(keyring, key->type, &key->payload);
 }
 
 /**