diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 0a3cc347143f..de071d7e67b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -261,9 +261,6 @@ config GENERIC_BUG
 config GENERIC_BUG_RELATIVE_POINTERS
 	bool
 
-config GENERIC_HWEIGHT
-	def_bool y
-
 config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ISA_DMA_API
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h
index fc0693569f7a..ba88edd0d58b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/arch_hweight.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #define REG_OUT "a"
 #endif
 
-#define __HAVE_ARCH_SW_HWEIGHT
-
 static __always_inline unsigned int __arch_hweight32(unsigned int w)
 {
 	unsigned int res;
diff --git a/lib/hweight.c b/lib/hweight.c
index 7660d88fd496..c94586b62551 100644
--- a/lib/hweight.c
+++ b/lib/hweight.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  * The Hamming Weight of a number is the total number of bits set in it.
  */
 
-#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_SW_HWEIGHT
 unsigned int __sw_hweight32(unsigned int w)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ unsigned int __sw_hweight32(unsigned int w)
 #endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sw_hweight32);
-#endif
 
 unsigned int __sw_hweight16(unsigned int w)
 {
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ unsigned int __sw_hweight8(unsigned int w)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sw_hweight8);
 
-#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_SW_HWEIGHT
 unsigned long __sw_hweight64(__u64 w)
 {
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
@@ -69,4 +66,3 @@ unsigned long __sw_hweight64(__u64 w)
 #endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sw_hweight64);
-#endif