diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/atomic.h
index 307ecd2bd9a171896c0db71b7d2124cd0e755c82..470e365f04ea4ee3f4503c060e8dacbd1e9dd0da 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_METAG_ATOMICITY_IRQSOFF)
 /* The simple UP case. */
@@ -39,11 +40,6 @@
 
 #define atomic_inc_not_zero(v) atomic_add_unless((v), 1, 0)
 
-#define smp_mb__before_atomic_dec()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_atomic_dec()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__before_atomic_inc()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_atomic_inc()	barrier()
-
 #endif
 
 #define atomic_dec_if_positive(v)       atomic_sub_if_positive(1, v)
diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
index 5d6b4b407ddab29b677a7aa5328715127dfdad56..d1768c6f5b18247f47358235ce57a4a864f08df3 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -97,4 +97,7 @@ do {									\
 	___p1;								\
 })
 
+#define smp_mb__before_atomic()	barrier()
+#define smp_mb__after_atomic()	barrier()
+
 #endif /* _ASM_METAG_BARRIER_H */
diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/bitops.h
index c0d0df0d13786a6439ac0df73543e1e1dc4e9db9..2671134ee74593bc89eceafaa15ae8b5f4bff12b 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 #include <asm/barrier.h>
 #include <asm/global_lock.h>
 
-/*
- * clear_bit() doesn't provide any barrier for the compiler.
- */
-#define smp_mb__before_clear_bit()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_clear_bit()	barrier()
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * These functions are the basis of our bit ops.