diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/bitops.h
index 647a83bd40b7..7aa16c732aa9 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ static inline void FNAME(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)	\
 	}							\
 }
 
-/*
- * clear_bit() doesn't provide any barrier for the compiler.
- */
-#define smp_mb__before_clear_bit()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_clear_bit()	barrier()
-
 H8300_GEN_BITOP(set_bit,    "bset")
 H8300_GEN_BITOP(clear_bit,  "bclr")
 H8300_GEN_BITOP(change_bit, "bnot")