diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
index 6bfe041ef59d..c9e4b2d90f65 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
 
 #define _PTE_NONE_MASK	0
 
-/* Until my rework is finished, 8xx still needs atomic PTE updates */
-#define PTE_ATOMIC_UPDATES	1
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_16K_PAGES
 #define _PAGE_PSIZE	_PAGE_SPS
 #else