diff --git a/srcpkgs/mesa/template b/srcpkgs/mesa/template
index 56ef2db18f3..0b4fec36bac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mesa/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mesa/template
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@ armv7l*)
 	;;
 esac
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[5-6]*)
-		# Enable MISSING_64BIT_ATOMICS for armv[56]*
-		CFLAGS+=" -DMISSING_64BIT_ATOMICS=1"
-		CXXFLAGS+=" -DMISSING_64BIT_ATOMICS=1"
-		;;
-esac
-
 # -devel must be the last one for proper order.
 subpackages+=" MesaLib-devel"