diff --git a/drivers/net/acenic.c b/drivers/net/acenic.c
index a075246f6f438b981282f3c57752d383caf4b77c..71a4f60f7325755f7bacd457b97c3352c7f7254b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/acenic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/acenic.c
@@ -163,11 +163,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, acenic_pci_tbl);
 #define SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, pdev)	do{} while(0)
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= 0x2051c
 #define ace_sync_irq(irq)	synchronize_irq(irq)
-#else
-#define ace_sync_irq(irq)	synchronize_irq()
-#endif
 
 #ifndef offset_in_page
 #define offset_in_page(ptr)	((unsigned long)(ptr) & ~PAGE_MASK)