diff --git a/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h b/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
index 19d7fcc12079..5c9bc7ec8f79 100644
--- a/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
+++ b/sys/dev/virtio/virtio_endian.h
@@ -1,109 +1,99 @@
 /*-
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2017, Bryan Venteicher <bryanv@FreeBSD.org>
  * All rights reserved.
  *
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  * are met:
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  *
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  */
 
 #ifndef _VIRTIO_ENDIAN_H_
 #define _VIRTIO_ENDIAN_H_
 
 #include <sys/endian.h>
 #ifndef _KERNEL
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #endif /* _KERNEL */
 
 /*
  * VirtIO V1 (modern) uses little endian, while legacy VirtIO uses the guest's
  * native endian. These functions convert to and from the Guest's (driver's)
  * and the Host's (device's) endianness when needed.
  */
 
-static inline bool
-virtio_swap_endian(bool modern)
-{
-#if _BYTE_ORDER == _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-	return (false);
-#else
-	return (modern);
-#endif
-}
-
 static inline uint16_t
 virtio_htog16(bool modern, uint16_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le16toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 static inline uint16_t
 virtio_gtoh16(bool modern, uint16_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole16(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t
 virtio_htog32(bool modern, uint32_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le32toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t
 virtio_gtoh32(bool modern, uint32_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole32(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 static inline uint64_t
 virtio_htog64(bool modern, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (le64toh(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 static inline uint64_t
 virtio_gtoh64(bool modern, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (virtio_swap_endian(modern))
+	if (modern)
 		return (htole64(val));
 	else
 		return (val);
 }
 
 #endif /* _VIRTIO_ENDIAN_H_ */