diff --git a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
index da99df8e..6be7d359 100644
--- a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
+++ b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
@@ -109,14 +109,6 @@ ifneq (,$(shell grep 'int tcp_sock_set_keepintvl' include/linux/tcp.h))
 ccflags-y += -DKC_HAVE_TCP_SET_SOCKFN
 endif
 
-#
-# v4.16-rc3-13-ga84d1169164b
-#
-# Fixes y2038 issues with struct timeval.
-ifneq (,$(shell grep -s '^struct __kernel_old_timeval .' include/uapi/linux/time_types.h))
-ccflags-y += -DKC_KERNEL_OLD_TIMEVAL_STRUCT
-endif
-
 #
 # v5.19-rc4-52-ge33c267ab70d
 #
diff --git a/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h b/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
index 9b9d710f..2c4ca6fb 100644
--- a/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
+++ b/kmod/src/kernelcompat.h
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ static inline struct bio *kc_bio_alloc(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned short
 #define fiemap_prep(inode, fieinfo, start, len, flags) fiemap_check_flags(fieinfo, flags)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef KC_KERNEL_OLD_TIMEVAL_STRUCT
-#define __kernel_old_timeval timeval
-#define ns_to_kernel_old_timeval(ktime) ns_to_timeval(ktime.tv64)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef KC_SOCK_SET_SNDTIMEO
 #include <net/sock.h>
 static inline int kc_sock_set_sndtimeo(struct socket *sock, s64 secs)