diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/hardirq.h b/include/asm-arm26/hardirq.h
index 791ee1da9bfa0f81a0e320c872a1fbebe520a81d..dc28daab8aa8d7786fa619facc0116480c33858e 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/hardirq.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/hardirq.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ typedef struct {
 # error HARDIRQ_BITS is too low!
 #endif
 
-#define irq_enter()		(preempt_count() += HARDIRQ_OFFSET)
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 
 extern asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void);