diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitops.h
index b50ad6b83e85..3e33621922c3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ static inline bool xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 
 	return (old & BIT(7)) != 0;
 }
-#define xor_unlock_is_negative_byte xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 
 /*
  * ffz = Find First Zero in word. Undefined if no zero exists,
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/bitops.h
index 80ee36095905..14c64a6f1217 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static inline bool xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 	return result;
 #endif
 }
-#define xor_unlock_is_negative_byte xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 
 /*
  *	The true 68020 and more advanced processors support the "bfffo"
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
index d98a05c478f4..89f73d1a4ea4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static inline bool xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 
 	return res;
 }
-#define xor_unlock_is_negative_byte xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 
 #undef __bit_op
 #undef __test_bit_op
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/bitops.h
index 15e3044298a2..65f6eee4ab8d 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ static inline bool xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 		: "memory");
 	return (res & BIT(7)) != 0;
 }
-#define xor_unlock_is_negative_byte xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 
 #undef __test_and_op_bit
 #undef __op_bit
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h
index e8ea3aeda9a9..542d3727ee4e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static inline bool test_and_set_bit_lock(long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 	return arch_test_and_set_bit_lock(nr, addr);
 }
 
-#if defined(arch_xor_unlock_is_negative_byte)
 /**
  * xor_unlock_is_negative_byte - XOR a single byte in memory and test if
  * it is negative, for unlock.
@@ -80,8 +79,4 @@ static inline bool xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 	instrument_atomic_write(addr, sizeof(long));
 	return arch_xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(mask, addr);
 }
-/* Let everybody know we have it. */
-#define xor_unlock_is_negative_byte xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_BITOPS_INSTRUMENTED_LOCK_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/lock.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops/lock.h
index 6a638e89d130..14d4ec8c5152 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/lock.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/lock.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static inline bool arch_xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(unsigned long mask,
 	old = raw_atomic_long_fetch_xor_release(mask, (atomic_long_t *)p);
 	return !!(old & BIT(7));
 }
-#define arch_xor_unlock_is_negative_byte arch_xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 #endif
 
 #include <asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-lock.h>
diff --git a/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c b/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
index 1333d23ac4ef..015586217875 100644
--- a/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
+++ b/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
@@ -699,12 +699,9 @@ static void test_barrier_nothreads(struct kunit *test)
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_RW_BARRIER(spin_unlock(&test_spinlock), true);
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_RW_BARRIER(mutex_lock(&test_mutex), false);
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_RW_BARRIER(mutex_unlock(&test_mutex), true);
-
-#ifdef xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_READ_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var), true);
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_WRITE_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var), true);
 	KCSAN_EXPECT_RW_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var), true);
-#endif
 	kcsan_nestable_atomic_end();
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/kcsan/selftest.c b/kernel/kcsan/selftest.c
index 619be7417420..84a1200271af 100644
--- a/kernel/kcsan/selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/kcsan/selftest.c
@@ -227,12 +227,9 @@ static bool __init test_barrier(void)
 	KCSAN_CHECK_RW_BARRIER(arch_spin_unlock(&arch_spinlock));
 	spin_lock(&test_spinlock);
 	KCSAN_CHECK_RW_BARRIER(spin_unlock(&test_spinlock));
-
-#ifdef xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
 	KCSAN_CHECK_RW_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var));
 	KCSAN_CHECK_READ_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var));
 	KCSAN_CHECK_WRITE_BARRIER(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1, &test_var));
-#endif
 	kcsan_nestable_atomic_end();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 7da465616317..ab8f798eb0af 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1484,34 +1484,6 @@ void folio_add_wait_queue(struct folio *folio, wait_queue_entry_t *waiter)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(folio_add_wait_queue);
 
-#ifdef xor_unlock_is_negative_byte
-#define clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte(nr, p)	\
-	xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1 << nr, p)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte
-
-/*
- * PG_waiters is the high bit in the same byte as PG_lock.
- *
- * On x86 (and on many other architectures), we can clear PG_lock and
- * test the sign bit at the same time. But if the architecture does
- * not support that special operation, we just do this all by hand
- * instead.
- *
- * The read of PG_waiters has to be after (or concurrently with) PG_locked
- * being cleared, but a memory barrier should be unnecessary since it is
- * in the same byte as PG_locked.
- */
-static inline bool clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte(long nr, volatile void *mem)
-{
-	clear_bit_unlock(nr, mem);
-	/* smp_mb__after_atomic(); */
-	return test_bit(PG_waiters, mem);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 /**
  * folio_unlock - Unlock a locked folio.
  * @folio: The folio.
@@ -1527,7 +1499,7 @@ void folio_unlock(struct folio *folio)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PG_waiters != 7);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PG_locked > 7);
 	VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_locked(folio), folio);
-	if (clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte(PG_locked, folio_flags(folio, 0)))
+	if (xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1 << PG_locked, folio_flags(folio, 0)))
 		folio_wake_bit(folio, PG_locked);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(folio_unlock);
diff --git a/mm/kasan/kasan_test.c b/mm/kasan/kasan_test.c
index c1de091dfc92..b241b57427b1 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/kasan_test.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/kasan_test.c
@@ -1097,12 +1097,9 @@ static void kasan_bitops_test_and_modify(struct kunit *test, int nr, void *addr)
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL(test, test_and_change_bit(nr, addr));
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL(test, __test_and_change_bit(nr, addr));
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL(test, kasan_int_result = test_bit(nr, addr));
-
-#if defined(xor_unlock_is_negative_byte)
 	if (nr < 7)
 		KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL(test, kasan_int_result =
 				xor_unlock_is_negative_byte(1 << nr, addr));
-#endif
 }
 
 static void kasan_bitops_generic(struct kunit *test)
