diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index 23ea78fd..c640657a 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@
 #else
 #define __bitwise__
 #endif
-#ifdef __CHECK_ENDIAN__
 #define __bitwise __bitwise__
-#else
-#define __bitwise
-#endif
 
 typedef __u16 __bitwise __le16;
 typedef __u16 __bitwise __be16;