diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 0bf31b83578caa0f4f8f66b9a3dfd5a292f49a3d..f9875797664709a422d72ce142b0e971f3952137 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ static inline void __skb_queue_purge(struct sk_buff_head *list)
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_DEV_ALLOC_SKB
 /**
  *	__dev_alloc_skb - allocate an skbuff for sending
  *	@length: length to allocate
@@ -1087,9 +1086,6 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *__dev_alloc_skb(unsigned int length,
 		skb_reserve(skb, NET_SKB_PAD);
 	return skb;
 }
-#else
-extern struct sk_buff *__dev_alloc_skb(unsigned int length, int gfp_mask);
-#endif
 
 /**
  *	dev_alloc_skb - allocate an skbuff for sending