diff --git a/qemu/include/qemu/compiler.h b/qemu/include/qemu/compiler.h
index 45c9a1f9..2f015f7a 100644
--- a/qemu/include/qemu/compiler.h
+++ b/qemu/include/qemu/compiler.h
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ static union MSVC_FLOAT_HACK __NAN = {{0x00, 0x00, 0xC0, 0x7F}};
 #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