diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/amd64/include/db_machdep.h
index dbba94773ab..ed49c261299 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -81,19 +81,4 @@ do {						\
 #define inst_load(ins)		0
 #define inst_store(ins)		0
 
-/*
- * There no interesting addresses below _kstack = 0xefbfe000.  There
- * are small absolute values for GUPROF, but we don't want to see them.
- * Treat "negative" addresses below _kstack as non-small to allow for
- * future reductions of _kstack and to avoid sign extension problems.
- *
- * There is one interesting symbol above -db_maxoff = 0xffff0000,
- * namely _APTD = 0xfffff000.  Accepting this would mess up the
- * printing of small negative offsets.  The next largest symbol is
- * _APTmap = 0xffc00000.  Accepting this is OK (unless db_maxoff is
- * set to >= 0x400000 - (max stack offset)).
- */
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	0x7fffffff
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x400001)
-
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/arm/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/arm/include/db_machdep.h
index e741ce055bc..19e3ee0a905 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ typedef int		db_expr_t;
 
 #define next_instr_address(pc, bd)	((bd) ? (pc) : ((pc) + INSN_SIZE))
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	(0x7fffffff)
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x40001)
-
 #define	DB_ELFSIZE		32
 
 int db_validate_address(vm_offset_t);
diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/arm64/include/db_machdep.h
index b2492560b53..45d548c750b 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ typedef long		db_expr_t;
 
 #define	next_instr_address(pc, bd)	((bd) ? (pc) : ((pc) + 4))
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	(0x7fffffff)
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x40001)
-
 #define	DB_ELFSIZE		64
 
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/ddb/db_sym.c b/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
index 12e98b112db..c21445c520b 100644
--- a/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
+++ b/sys/ddb/db_sym.c
@@ -432,19 +432,16 @@ db_printsym(db_expr_t off, db_strategy_t strategy)
 	db_expr_t	d;
 	char 		*filename;
 	const char	*name;
-	db_expr_t	value;
 	int 		linenum;
 	c_db_sym_t	cursym;
 
-	cursym = db_search_symbol(off, strategy, &d);
-	db_symbol_values(cursym, &name, &value);
-	if (name == NULL)
-		value = off;
-	if (value >= DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN && value <= DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX) {
+	if (off < 0 && off >= -db_maxoff) {
 		db_printf("%+#lr", (long)off);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (name == NULL || d >= (unsigned long)db_maxoff) {
+	cursym = db_search_symbol(off, strategy, &d);
+	db_symbol_values(cursym, &name, NULL);
+	if (name == NULL || d >= (db_addr_t)db_maxoff) {
 		db_printf("%#lr", (unsigned long)off);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/i386/include/db_machdep.h
index e8d1d8eab95..76c0cdce875 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -83,21 +83,6 @@ do {						\
 #define inst_load(ins)		0
 #define inst_store(ins)		0
 
-/*
- * There no interesting addresses below _kstack = 0xefbfe000.  There
- * are small absolute values for GUPROF, but we don't want to see them.
- * Treat "negative" addresses below _kstack as non-small to allow for
- * future reductions of _kstack and to avoid sign extension problems.
- *
- * There is one interesting symbol above -db_maxoff = 0xffff0000,
- * namely _APTD = 0xfffff000.  Accepting this would mess up the
- * printing of small negative offsets.  The next largest symbol is
- * _APTmap = 0xffc00000.  Accepting this is OK (unless db_maxoff is
- * set to >= 0x400000 - (max stack offset)).
- */
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	0x7fffffff
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x400001)
-
 int	db_segsize(struct trapframe *tfp);
 
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/mips/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/mips/include/db_machdep.h
index e6e6b50ce16..755dfc61ae1 100644
--- a/sys/mips/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/mips/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ db_addr_t	next_instr_address(db_addr_t, boolean_t);
 #define	inst_load(i)		(db_inst_type(i) == IT_LOAD)
 #define	inst_store(i)		(db_inst_type(i) == IT_STORE)
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	0x7fffffff
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x400001)
-
 int db_inst_type(int);
 db_addr_t branch_taken(int inst, db_addr_t pc);
 int32_t kdbpeek(int *);
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/powerpc/include/db_machdep.h
index 6d6638a28f5..29999b53020 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -87,7 +87,4 @@ typedef	intptr_t	db_expr_t;	/* expression - signed */
 #define	inst_load(ins)		0
 #define	inst_store(ins)		0
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	(KERNBASE-1)
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x40001)
-
 #endif	/* _POWERPC_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/riscv/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/riscv/include/db_machdep.h
index 21550e4d574..acbfa676c29 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/riscv/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ typedef long		db_expr_t;
 
 #define	next_instr_address(pc, bd)	((bd) ? (pc) : ((pc) + 4))
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	(0x7fffffff)
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x40001)
-
 #define	DB_ELFSIZE		64
 
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/include/db_machdep.h b/sys/sparc64/include/db_machdep.h
index 439df3699df..d8f22c15b78 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/include/db_machdep.h
+++ b/sys/sparc64/include/db_machdep.h
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ typedef long		db_expr_t;
 #define	inst_load(ins)		(0)
 #define	inst_store(ins)		(0)
 
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MAX	(0x7fffffff)
-#define	DB_SMALL_VALUE_MIN	(-0x40001)
-
 #define	DB_ELFSIZE		64
 
 #endif /* !_MACHINE_DB_MACHDEP_H_ */