diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/numnodes.h b/include/asm-x86_64/numnodes.h
index 32be16b8ae96..5a1d506b8299 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/numnodes.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/numnodes.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 #define NODES_SHIFT	6
-#else
-#define NODES_SHIFT	0
 #endif
 
 #endif