diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
index ab737fed7b12..ad1009778d33 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ typedef __u32			xfs_nlink_t;
 #define EFSCORRUPTED	EUCLEAN		/* Filesystem is corrupted */
 #define EFSBADCRC	EBADMSG		/* Bad CRC detected */
 
-#define SYNCHRONIZE()	barrier()
 #define __return_address __builtin_return_address(0)
 
 /*