diff --git a/include/compat.h b/include/compat.h
index 65bc25e..2637b0c 100644
--- a/include/compat.h
+++ b/include/compat.h
@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ static inline void *kzalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 
 #define	__offsetof(t,m)	offsetof(t,m)
 
-#ifndef ALIGNED_POINTER
-/*
- * ALIGNED_POINTER is a boolean macro that checks whether an address
- * is valid to fetch data elements of type t from on this architecture.
- * This does not reflect the optimal alignment, just the possibility
- * (within reasonable limits). 
- *
- */
-#define ALIGNED_POINTER(p,t)	1
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #define	KASSERT(exp, msg) do {			\
 	if (unlikely(!(exp))) {			\
diff --git a/net80211/ieee80211_input.c b/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
index d39ae27..ae306f9 100644
--- a/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
+++ b/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
@@ -1251,16 +1251,6 @@ ieee80211_decap(struct ieee80211vap *vap, struct sk_buff *skb, int hdrlen)
 	else
 		eh->ether_type = ether_type;
 
-	if (!ALIGNED_POINTER(skb->data + sizeof(*eh), u_int32_t)) {
-		struct sk_buff *tskb;
-
-		/* XXX: does this always work? */
-		tskb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (tskb)
-			ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(skb, tskb);
-		ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
-		skb = tskb;
-	}
 	return skb;
 }