diff --git a/include/qemu/compiler.h b/include/qemu/compiler.h
index c76281f354..226ead6c90 100644
--- a/include/qemu/compiler.h
+++ b/include/qemu/compiler.h
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef likely
-#if __GNUC__ < 3
-#define __builtin_expect(x, n) (x)
-#endif
-
 #define likely(x)   __builtin_expect(!!(x), 1)
 #define unlikely(x)   __builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
 #endif