diff --git a/lib/crc32.c b/lib/crc32.c
index 285fd9b..bfc3331 100644
--- a/lib/crc32.c
+++ b/lib/crc32.c
@@ -235,23 +235,8 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-/**
- * bitreverse - reverse the order of bits in a u32 value
- * @x: value to be bit-reversed
- */
-u32 bitreverse(u32 x)
-{
-	x = (x >> 16) | (x << 16);
-	x = (x >> 8 & 0x00ff00ff) | (x << 8 & 0xff00ff00);
-	x = (x >> 4 & 0x0f0f0f0f) | (x << 4 & 0xf0f0f0f0);
-	x = (x >> 2 & 0x33333333) | (x << 2 & 0xcccccccc);
-	x = (x >> 1 & 0x55555555) | (x << 1 & 0xaaaaaaaa);
-	return x;
-}
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc32_le);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc32_be);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitreverse);
 
 /*
  * A brief CRC tutorial.
@@ -400,10 +385,7 @@
 static void bytereverse(unsigned char *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	while (len--) {
-		unsigned char x = *buf;
-		x = (x >> 4) | (x << 4);
-		x = (x >> 2 & 0x33) | (x << 2 & 0xcc);
-		x = (x >> 1 & 0x55) | (x << 1 & 0xaa);
+		unsigned char x = bitrev8(*buf);
 		*buf++ = x;
 	}
 }
@@ -460,11 +442,11 @@
 	/* Now swap it around for the other test */
 
 	bytereverse(buf, len + 4);
-	init = bitreverse(init);
-	crc2 = bitreverse(crc1);
-	if (crc1 != bitreverse(crc2))
+	init = bitrev32(init);
+	crc2 = bitrev32(crc1);
+	if (crc1 != bitrev32(crc2))
 		printf("\nBit reversal fail: 0x%08x -> 0x%08x -> 0x%08x\n",
-		       crc1, crc2, bitreverse(crc2));
+		       crc1, crc2, bitrev32(crc2));
 	crc1 = crc32_le(init, buf, len);
 	if (crc1 != crc2)
 		printf("\nCRC endianness fail: 0x%08x != 0x%08x\n", crc1,