diff --git a/src/audio/component.c b/src/audio/component.c
index 0964b0b62ebb..ab3954f32c15 100644
--- a/src/audio/component.c
+++ b/src/audio/component.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ int comp_register(struct comp_driver_info *drv)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(comp_register);
 
 void comp_unregister(struct comp_driver_info *drv)
 {
diff --git a/src/audio/drc/drc_log.c b/src/audio/drc/drc_log.c
index 63c88e65101a..f16feaabcedd 100644
--- a/src/audio/drc/drc_log.c
+++ b/src/audio/drc/drc_log.c
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@
 SOF_DEFINE_REG_UUID(drc);
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(drc, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 DECLARE_TR_CTX(drc_tr, SOF_UUID(drc_uuid), LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drc_tr);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drc_uuid);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(log_const_drc);
diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.c
index ad57e016412d..d2b86bb40d08 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module/generic.c
@@ -714,7 +714,6 @@ void mod_free_all(struct processing_module *mod)
 	/* Make sure resource lists and accounting are reset */
 	mod_resource_init(mod);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(mod_free_all);
 
 int module_free(struct processing_module *mod)
 {
@@ -950,4 +949,3 @@ uint32_t module_get_deadline(struct processing_module *mod)
 
 	return deadline;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_get_deadline);
diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
index a3c14e0ee486..d12da4f24862 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #endif
 #include <rtos/interrupt.h>
 #include <rtos/kernel.h>
-#include <rtos/symbol.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -339,7 +338,6 @@ struct comp_dev *module_adapter_new_ext(const struct comp_driver *drv,
 
 	return NULL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_new);
 
 #if CONFIG_ZEPHYR_DP_SCHEDULER
 static void module_adapter_calculate_dp_period(struct comp_dev *dev)
@@ -685,7 +683,6 @@ int module_adapter_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 	mod->input_buffers = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_prepare);
 
 int module_adapter_params(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_params *params)
 {
@@ -725,7 +722,6 @@ int module_adapter_params(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_params *pa
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_params);
 
 /*
  * Function to copy from source buffer to the module buffer
@@ -1340,7 +1336,6 @@ int module_adapter_copy(struct comp_dev *dev)
 	comp_err(dev, "unknown processing_data_type");
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_copy);
 
 int module_adapter_trigger(struct comp_dev *dev, int cmd)
 {
@@ -1378,7 +1373,6 @@ int module_adapter_trigger(struct comp_dev *dev, int cmd)
 
 	return module_adapter_set_state(mod, dev, cmd);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_trigger);
 
 int module_adapter_reset(struct comp_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -1426,7 +1420,6 @@ int module_adapter_reset(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	return comp_set_state(dev, COMP_TRIGGER_RESET);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_reset);
 
 void module_adapter_free(struct comp_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -1469,7 +1462,6 @@ void module_adapter_free(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	module_adapter_mem_free(mod);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_free);
 
 size_t module_adapter_heap_usage(struct processing_module *mod, size_t *hwm)
 {
@@ -1480,7 +1472,6 @@ size_t module_adapter_heap_usage(struct processing_module *mod, size_t *hwm)
 
 	return res->heap_usage;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_heap_usage);
 
 /*
  * \brief Get DAI hw params
@@ -1503,7 +1494,6 @@ int module_adapter_get_hw_params(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_par
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_get_hw_params);
 
 /*
  * \brief Get stream position
@@ -1524,7 +1514,6 @@ int module_adapter_position(struct comp_dev *dev, struct sof_ipc_stream_posn *po
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_position);
 
 /*
  * \brief DAI timestamp configure
@@ -1544,7 +1533,6 @@ int module_adapter_ts_config_op(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_ts_config_op);
 
 /*
  * \brief DAI timestamp start
@@ -1564,7 +1552,6 @@ int module_adapter_ts_start_op(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_ts_start_op);
 
 /*
  * \brief DAI timestamp stop
@@ -1584,7 +1571,6 @@ int module_adapter_ts_stop_op(struct comp_dev *dev)
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_ts_stop_op);
 
 /*
  * \brief Get DAI timestamp
@@ -1609,4 +1595,3 @@ int module_adapter_ts_get_op(struct comp_dev *dev, struct timestamp_data *tsd)
 
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_ts_get_op);
diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
index f29c18cda92e..6663c88e5298 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter_ipc4.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ int module_set_large_config(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t param_id, bool first_
 						    NULL, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_set_large_config);
 
 int module_get_large_config(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t param_id, bool first_block,
 			    bool last_block, uint32_t *data_offset_size, char *data)
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ int module_get_large_config(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t param_id, bool first_
 	 */
 	return -EIO;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_get_large_config);
 
 int module_adapter_get_attribute(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t type, void *value)
 {
@@ -265,7 +263,6 @@ int module_adapter_get_attribute(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t type, void *valu
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_get_attribute);
 
 int module_adapter_set_attribute(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t type, void *value)
 {
@@ -283,7 +280,6 @@ int module_adapter_set_attribute(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t type, void *valu
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_set_attribute);
 
 static bool module_adapter_multi_sink_source_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -368,7 +364,6 @@ int module_adapter_bind(struct comp_dev *dev, struct bind_info *bind_data)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_bind);
 
 int module_adapter_unbind(struct comp_dev *dev, struct bind_info *unbind_data)
 {
@@ -383,7 +378,6 @@ int module_adapter_unbind(struct comp_dev *dev, struct bind_info *unbind_data)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_unbind);
 
 uint64_t module_adapter_get_total_data_processed(struct comp_dev *dev,
 						 uint32_t stream_no, bool input)
@@ -399,7 +393,6 @@ uint64_t module_adapter_get_total_data_processed(struct comp_dev *dev,
 	else
 		return mod->total_data_consumed;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_adapter_get_total_data_processed);
 
 int module_adapter_sink_src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/src/debug/debug_stream/debug_stream_text_msg.c b/src/debug/debug_stream/debug_stream_text_msg.c
index bf2b33c276e3..8933df03e6bb 100644
--- a/src/debug/debug_stream/debug_stream_text_msg.c
+++ b/src/debug/debug_stream/debug_stream_text_msg.c
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ void ds_msg(const char *format, ...)
 						  sizeof(buf.msg.hdr.data[0]));
 	debug_stream_slot_send_record(&buf.msg.hdr);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ds_msg);
-
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
index 27902cccb2e7..6d3a5a859716 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc4/helper.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,6 @@ void ipc4_audio_format_to_stream_params(const struct ipc4_audio_format *audio_fm
 	for (i = 0; i < SOF_IPC_MAX_CHANNELS; i++)
 		params->chmap[i] = (audio_fmt->ch_map >> i * 4) & 0xf;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipc4_audio_format_to_stream_params);
 
 void ipc4_base_module_cfg_to_stream_params(const struct ipc4_base_module_cfg *base_cfg,
 					   struct sof_ipc_stream_params *params)
diff --git a/src/lib/dma.c b/src/lib/dma.c
index dd0eea7977d7..a179d217b37e 100644
--- a/src/lib/dma.c
+++ b/src/lib/dma.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <sof/lib/memory.h>
 #include <sof/lib/uuid.h>
 #include <rtos/spinlock.h>
-#include <rtos/symbol.h>
 #include <sof/trace/trace.h>
 #include <ipc/topology.h>
 #include <user/trace.h>
@@ -168,8 +167,6 @@ static int dma_init(struct sof_dma *dma)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(z_impl_sof_dma_get);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(z_impl_sof_dma_put);
 #else
 struct dma *dma_get(uint32_t dir, uint32_t cap, uint32_t dev, uint32_t flags)
 {
@@ -286,8 +283,6 @@ void dma_put(struct dma *dma)
 		dma, dma->sref);
 	k_spin_unlock(&dma->lock, key);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_get);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_put);
 #endif
 
 int dma_sg_alloc(struct dma_sg_elem_array *elem_array,
@@ -329,7 +324,6 @@ void dma_sg_free(struct dma_sg_elem_array *elem_array)
 	rfree(elem_array->elems);
 	dma_sg_init(elem_array);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_sg_free);
 
 int dma_buffer_copy_from(struct comp_buffer *source,
 			 struct comp_buffer *sink,