diff --git a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
index 8e77071a4a77..cd3aacf1cf86 100644
--- a/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
+++ b/lib/vdso/gettimeofday.c
@@ -126,13 +126,8 @@ __cvdso_clock_gettime32(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 
 	ret = __cvdso_clock_gettime_common(clock, &ts);
 
-#ifdef VDSO_HAS_32BIT_FALLBACK
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return clock_gettime32_fallback(clock, res);
-#else
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		ret = clock_gettime_fallback(clock, &ts);
-#endif
 
 	if (likely(!ret)) {
 		res->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;
@@ -242,13 +237,8 @@ __cvdso_clock_getres_time32(clockid_t clock, struct old_timespec32 *res)
 
 	ret = __cvdso_clock_getres_common(clock, &ts);
 
-#ifdef VDSO_HAS_32BIT_FALLBACK
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return clock_getres32_fallback(clock, res);
-#else
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		ret = clock_getres_fallback(clock, &ts);
-#endif
 
 	if (likely(!ret && res)) {
 		res->tv_sec = ts.tv_sec;