diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h b/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
index 681ff58..384dc08d 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/barrier.h
@@ -30,7 +30,4 @@
 #define set_mb(var, value) \
 do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
 
-#define set_wmb(var, value) \
-do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
-
 #endif		/* __BARRIER_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/system.h b/include/asm-arm/system.h
index 6001feb..0947cbf 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/system.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
 #define wmb() mb()
 #define read_barrier_depends() do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)  do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 #define nop() __asm__ __volatile__("mov\tr0,r0\t@ nop\n\t");
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-arm26/system.h b/include/asm-arm26/system.h
index d1f69d7..00ae32a 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm26/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm26/system.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 
 #define read_barrier_depends() do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)  do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 /*
  * We assume knowledge of how
diff --git a/include/asm-cris/system.h b/include/asm-cris/system.h
index b1c593b..b869f61 100644
--- a/include/asm-cris/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-cris/system.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #define wmb() mb()
 #define read_barrier_depends() do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)  do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()        mb()
diff --git a/include/asm-frv/system.h b/include/asm-frv/system.h
index 351863d..1166899 100644
--- a/include/asm-frv/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-frv/system.h
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@
 #define rmb()			asm volatile ("membar" : : :"memory")
 #define wmb()			asm volatile ("membar" : : :"memory")
 #define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_mb()		mb()
 #define smp_rmb()		rmb()
diff --git a/include/asm-h8300/system.h b/include/asm-h8300/system.h
index 134e092..5084a9d 100644
--- a/include/asm-h8300/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-h8300/system.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
 #define wmb()  asm volatile (""   : : :"memory")
 #define set_rmb(var, value)    do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)     set_rmb(var, value)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)    do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()	mb()
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/system.h b/include/asm-i386/system.h
index 2db168e..49928eb 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/system.h
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@
 #define set_mb(var, value) do { var = value; barrier(); } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
-
 #include <linux/irqflags.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/system.h b/include/asm-ia64/system.h
index 65db43c..fc9677b 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/system.h
@@ -98,12 +98,11 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * XXX check on these---I suspect what Linus really wants here is
+ * XXX check on this ---I suspect what Linus really wants here is
  * acquire vs release semantics but we can't discuss this stuff with
  * Linus just yet.  Grrr...
  */
 #define set_mb(var, value)	do { (var) = (value); mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { (var) = (value); mb(); } while (0)
 
 #define safe_halt()         ia64_pal_halt_light()    /* PAL_HALT_LIGHT */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m32r/system.h b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
index 311cebf..9e618af 100644
--- a/include/asm-m32r/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-m32r/system.h
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define set_mb(var, value) do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #define arch_align_stack(x) (x)
 
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/system.h b/include/asm-m68k/system.h
index d6dd805..131a0cb 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/system.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 #define wmb()		barrier()
 #define read_barrier_depends()	do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)    do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)    do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_mb()	barrier()
 #define smp_rmb()	barrier()
diff --git a/include/asm-m68knommu/system.h b/include/asm-m68knommu/system.h
index 2bbe2db..2a81449 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68knommu/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68knommu/system.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
 #define wmb()  asm volatile (""   : : :"memory")
 #define set_rmb(var, value)    do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)     set_rmb(var, value)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)    do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()	mb()
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/system.h b/include/asm-mips/system.h
index 13c98dd..dcb4701 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/system.h
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@
 #define set_mb(var, value) \
 do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
 
-#define set_wmb(var, value) \
-do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
-
 /*
  * switch_to(n) should switch tasks to task nr n, first
  * checking that n isn't the current task, in which case it does nothing.
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/system.h b/include/asm-parisc/system.h
index 5fe2d23..74f037a 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/system.h
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while(0)
 
 #define set_mb(var, value)		do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)		do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
-
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_PA20
 /* Because kmalloc only guarantees 8-byte alignment for kmalloc'd data,
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
index c656951..7307aa7 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/system.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #define read_barrier_depends()  do { } while(0)
 
 #define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/system.h b/include/asm-ppc/system.h
index fb49c0c..7389435 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/system.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #define read_barrier_depends()  do { } while(0)
 
 #define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()	mb()
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/system.h b/include/asm-s390/system.h
index 9ab186f..36a3a85 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/system.h
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@
 
 
 #define set_mb(var, value)      do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)     do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef __s390x__
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/system.h b/include/asm-sh/system.h
index ce2e606..ad35ad4 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/system.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define set_mb(var, value) do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 /* Interrupt Control */
 static __inline__ void local_irq_enable(void)
diff --git a/include/asm-sh64/system.h b/include/asm-sh64/system.h
index 7606f6e..87ef6f1 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh64/system.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 
 #define set_rmb(var, value) do { xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
 #define set_mb(var, value) set_rmb(var, value)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 /* Interrupt Control */
 #ifndef HARD_CLI
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc/system.h b/include/asm-sparc/system.h
index cb7dda1..100c3ea 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc/system.h
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
 #define wmb()	mb()
 #define read_barrier_depends()	do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(__var, __value)  do { __var = __value; mb(); } while(0)
-#define set_wmb(__var, __value) set_mb(__var, __value)
 #define smp_mb()	__asm__ __volatile__("":::"memory")
 #define smp_rmb()	__asm__ __volatile__("":::"memory")
 #define smp_wmb()	__asm__ __volatile__("":::"memory")
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
index 4ca6860..a8b7432 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/system.h
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while(0)
 #define set_mb(__var, __value) \
 	do { __var = __value; membar_storeload_storestore(); } while(0)
-#define set_wmb(__var, __value) \
-	do { __var = __value; wmb(); } while(0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()	mb()
diff --git a/include/asm-v850/system.h b/include/asm-v850/system.h
index 7091af4..da39916 100644
--- a/include/asm-v850/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-v850/system.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 #define read_barrier_depends()	((void)0)
 #define set_rmb(var, value)	do { xchg (&var, value); } while (0)
 #define set_mb(var, value)	set_rmb (var, value)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { var = value; wmb (); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_mb()	mb ()
 #define smp_rmb()	rmb ()
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
index f67f287..6bf170b 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@
 #endif
 #define read_barrier_depends()	do {} while(0)
 #define set_mb(var, value) do { (void) xchg(&var, value); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value) do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #define warn_if_not_ulong(x) do { unsigned long foo; (void) (&(x) == &foo); } while (0)
 
diff --git a/include/asm-xtensa/system.h b/include/asm-xtensa/system.h
index f986170..932bda9 100644
--- a/include/asm-xtensa/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-xtensa/system.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
-#define set_wmb(var, value)	do { var = value; wmb(); } while (0)
 
 #if !defined (__ASSEMBLY__)