diff --git a/src/util/u_cpu_detect.c b/src/util/u_cpu_detect.c
index 5b91ef31fa6..7fe0962517b 100644
--- a/src/util/u_cpu_detect.c
+++ b/src/util/u_cpu_detect.c
@@ -923,11 +923,6 @@ _util_cpu_detect_once(void)
          }
       }
 
-      if (regs[1] == 0x756e6547 && regs[2] == 0x6c65746e && regs[3] == 0x49656e69) {
-         /* GenuineIntel */
-         util_cpu_caps.has_intel = 1;
-      }
-
       cpuid(0x80000000, regs);
 
       if (regs[0] >= 0x80000001) {
diff --git a/src/util/u_cpu_detect.h b/src/util/u_cpu_detect.h
index 152e9b8c773..a97db077c58 100644
--- a/src/util/u_cpu_detect.h
+++ b/src/util/u_cpu_detect.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ struct util_cpu_caps_t {
    int x86_cpu_type;
    unsigned cacheline;
 
-   unsigned has_intel:1;
    unsigned has_sse:1;
    unsigned has_sse2:1;
    unsigned has_sse3:1;