Removing newer linux kernel and retain the older one

I updated the linux kernel from 3.5 to 3.16 by downloading tar.xz file from linuxkernel.org and compiled, and subsequently installed successfully on my ubuntu machine(meaning I am able to see the boot options when I start the pc and can log into either 3.5 or 3.16 version of linux kernel)
but now I want to remove the newer version. steps I followed

1. logged into older version 3.5



2. ran dpkg --list | grep linux-image
   but there is no mention of 3.16

   
   
   

   
   

   root@h2o-Vostro-1015:~# dpkg --list | grep linux-image
   ii  linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic              3.5.0-17.28                               i386         Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
   ii  linux-image-extra-3.5.0-17-generic        3.5.0-17.28                               i386         Linux kernel image for version 3.5.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
   
   ii  linux-image-generic                       3.5.0.17.19                               i386         Generic Linux kernel image
   

   
   

which indicated that I have only 3.5 version installed,but I can boot into 3.16 version and also

• I checked the /boot directory, there I can see the initrd.img-3.16.0-rc4, which proves that the 3.16 version is still present.

had above steps worked I would have tried either
removal through synaptic or

sudo apt-get remove --purge 3.16.0*

command via terminal.

kindly advise how can I remove the newer version.

Since you installed the kernel manually, posting a link to what instructions you followed would be helpful.

To delete manually, you can run ls -l /boot . Typically the files would be:

1. abi-*


2. initrd.img-*


3. config-*



4. System.map-*


5. vmlinuz-*

Delete these files (corresponding to 3.16) and update grub.