diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 914918abfdd1..f81d80f47dcb 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -379,18 +379,6 @@ static inline char *pack_hex_byte(char *buf, u8 byte)
 	((unsigned char *)&addr)[3]
 #define NIPQUAD_FMT "%u.%u.%u.%u"
 
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-#define HIPQUAD(addr) \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[3], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[2], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[1], \
-	((unsigned char *)&addr)[0]
-#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
-#define HIPQUAD	NIPQUAD
-#else
-#error "Please fix asm/byteorder.h"
-#endif /* __LITTLE_ENDIAN */
-
 /*
  * min()/max()/clamp() macros that also do
  * strict type-checking.. See the