diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index a5ead6a6d233..c850f5a9b1bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -720,14 +720,6 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_returns(s32 *start, s32 *end)
 {
 	s32 *s;
 
-	/*
-	 * Do not patch out the default return thunks if those needed are the
-	 * ones generated by the compiler.
-	 */
-	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_RETHUNK) &&
-	    (x86_return_thunk == __x86_return_thunk))
-		return;
-
 	for (s = start; s < end; s++) {
 		void *dest = NULL, *addr = (void *)s + *s;
 		struct insn insn;