diff --git a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM32103CB_CC_Rev1_sections.ld b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM32103CB_CC_Rev1_sections.ld
index d3e9f797e..ac579364b 100644
--- a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM32103CB_CC_Rev1_sections.ld
+++ b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM32103CB_CC_Rev1_sections.ld
@@ -98,16 +98,9 @@ SECTIONS
         _init_stack_top = . - 4 ;
     } > SRAM
 
+    _eram = ORIGIN(SRAM) + LENGTH(SRAM) ;
+    _ebss = _eram ;
     
-    _free_ram = . ;
-    .free_ram (NOLOAD) :
-    {
-	. = ORIGIN(SRAM) + LENGTH(SRAM) - _free_ram ;
-        /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss section */
-	_ebss = . ;
-	_eram = . ;
-    } > SRAM
-
     /* keep the heap section at the end of the SRAM
      * this will allow to claim the remaining bytes not used
      * at run time! (done by the reset vector).
diff --git a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM3210E_OP_sections.ld b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM3210E_OP_sections.ld
index 066fa01ee..f23ed327f 100644
--- a/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM3210E_OP_sections.ld
+++ b/flight/PiOS/STM32F10x/link_STM3210E_OP_sections.ld
@@ -275,14 +275,8 @@ SECTIONS
         _init_stack_top = . - 4 ;
     } > RAM
 
-    _free_ram = . ;
-    .free_ram (NOLOAD) :
-    {
-	. = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM) - _free_ram ;
-        /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss section */
-	_ebss = . ;
-	_eram = . ;
-    } > RAM
+    _eram = ORIGIN(SRAM) + LENGTH(SRAM) ;
+    _ebss = _eram ;
 
     /* keep the heap section at the end of the SRAM
      * this will allow to claim the remaining bytes not used