diff --git a/libavutil/attributes.h b/libavutil/attributes.h
index d517fdf49d..13b6e44b89 100644
--- a/libavutil/attributes.h
+++ b/libavutil/attributes.h
@@ -41,12 +41,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef av_extern_inline
-#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) ||  defined(__GNUC_STDC_INLINE__)
-#    define av_extern_inline extern inline
-#else
 #    define av_extern_inline inline
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #ifndef av_noreturn
 #if AV_GCC_VERSION_AT_LEAST(2,5)