diff --git a/lib/libc/i386/net/htonl.S b/lib/libc/i386/net/htonl.S
index 8c79bf63ba09..37f5c6049654 100644
--- a/lib/libc/i386/net/htonl.S
+++ b/lib/libc/i386/net/htonl.S
@@ -46,11 +46,5 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
         .set CNAME(htonl),CNAME(__htonl)
 ENTRY(__htonl)
 	movl	4(%esp),%eax
-#ifdef I386_CPU
-	xchgb	%al,%ah
-	roll	$16,%eax
-	xchgb	%al,%ah
-#else
 	bswap	%eax
-#endif
 	ret
diff --git a/lib/libc/i386/net/ntohl.S b/lib/libc/i386/net/ntohl.S
index c7fc6c3fef21..497f3007f5da 100644
--- a/lib/libc/i386/net/ntohl.S
+++ b/lib/libc/i386/net/ntohl.S
@@ -46,11 +46,5 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
         .set CNAME(ntohl),CNAME(__ntohl)
 ENTRY(__ntohl)
 	movl	4(%esp),%eax
-#ifdef I386_CPU
-	xchgb	%al,%ah
-	roll	$16,%eax
-	xchgb	%al,%ah
-#else
 	bswap	%eax
-#endif
 	ret