diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
index 8f6f6fd8b87d3c26323b1b5a670a553afbe80586..d5c32e9caa978fe1c6e8f1e4a6359bd66245b1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
@@ -333,11 +333,7 @@ enum state_values {
 #define TYPHOON_RESET_TIMEOUT_NOSLEEP	((6 * 1000000) / TYPHOON_UDELAY)
 #define TYPHOON_WAIT_TIMEOUT		((1000000 / 2) / TYPHOON_UDELAY)
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 5, 28)
-#define typhoon_synchronize_irq(x) synchronize_irq()
-#else
 #define typhoon_synchronize_irq(x) synchronize_irq(x)
-#endif
 
 #if defined(NETIF_F_TSO)
 #define skb_tso_size(x)		(skb_shinfo(x)->gso_size)