diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
index 973ce10c40b651faa5d9e06f41eb49fefa492eab..dc1bd3dcf11fd6b72f93c5d3d9b674957bb705a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-intel.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#define uninitialized_var(x) x
-
 #ifndef __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP16__
 /* icc has this, but it's called _bswap16 */
 #define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP16__