diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/gcc_fixes.h b/libavcodec/ppc/gcc_fixes.h
index 04b03e1a23..7c7f5cc907 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/gcc_fixes.h
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/gcc_fixes.h
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include <altivec.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SYS_DARWIN
-#define REG_v(a) asm ( #a )
-#else
-
 #if (__GNUC__ < 4)
 # define REG_v(a)
 #else
@@ -101,8 +97,6 @@ __ch (__bin_args_eq (vector unsigned int, (a1), vector unsigned int, (a2)), \
 
 #endif
 
-#endif /* SYS_DARWIN */
-
 #ifndef __MWERKS__
 #define const_vector const vector
 #else