diff --git a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/sem.h b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/sem.h
index 25d4d705cdf0..d14301006737 100644
--- a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/sem.h
+++ b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/sem.h
@@ -89,16 +89,11 @@ typedef sem_t px4_sem_t;
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
-// TODO: REMOVE ME
-#ifndef CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL
 #define px4_sem_init(s, p, v) ({ \
 		int __ret; \
 		do { __ret = sem_init(s, p, v); sem_setprotocol(s, SEM_PRIO_INHERIT); } while(0); \
 		__ret; \
 	})
-#else
-#define px4_sem_init 		sem_init
-#endif
 #define px4_sem_setprotocol	sem_setprotocol
 #define px4_sem_wait		sem_wait
 #define px4_sem_trywait		sem_trywait