diff --git a/cmake/modules/CephChecks.cmake b/cmake/modules/CephChecks.cmake
index 2bc850456ad..576971ed2a8 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/CephChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/CephChecks.cmake
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES("valgrind/helgrind.h" HAVE_VALGRIND_HELGRIND_H)
 
 include(CheckTypeSize)
 set(CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDE_FILES "linux/types.h")
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__be16 __BE16) 
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__be32 __BE32) 
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__be64 __BE64) 
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__le16 __LE16) 
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__le32 __LE32) 
-CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__le64 __LE64) 
 CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__u8 __U8) 
 CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__u16 __U16) 
 CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(__u32 __U32) 
diff --git a/src/include/config-h.in.cmake b/src/include/config-h.in.cmake
index 4cdb21e1e81..80dc7a532d4 100644
--- a/src/include/config-h.in.cmake
+++ b/src/include/config-h.in.cmake
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <execinfo.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_EXECINFO_H 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__be16'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___BE16 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__be32'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___BE32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__be64'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___BE64 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__le16'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___LE16 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__le32'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___LE32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__le64'. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE___LE64 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if the system has the type `__s16'. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE___S16 1
 
diff --git a/src/include/int_types.h b/src/include/int_types.h
index 56b2723f3a5..3435cbcbe2a 100644
--- a/src/include/int_types.h
+++ b/src/include/int_types.h
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ typedef int64_t __s64;
 #endif
 #endif /* LINUX_TYPES_H */
 
-#define __bitwise__
-
-typedef __u16 __bitwise__ __le16;
-typedef __u16 __bitwise__ __be16;
-typedef __u32 __bitwise__ __le32;
-typedef __u32 __bitwise__ __be32;
-typedef __u64 __bitwise__ __le64;
-typedef __u64 __bitwise__ __be64;
-
 #ifndef BOOST_MPL_CFG_NO_PREPROCESSED_HEADERS
 #define BOOST_MPL_CFG_NO_PREPROCESSED_HEADERS
 #endif