diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4eb65af2d..88693eb02 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LT_AGE)
 
 dnl Detect the canonical build and host environments
 dnl AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AC_C_BIGENDIAN
-if test x$ac_cv_c_bigendian = xyes; then
-    AC_DEFINE(SDL_BYTEORDER, 4321)
-else
-    AC_DEFINE(SDL_BYTEORDER, 1234)
-fi
 
 dnl Check for tools
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
diff --git a/include/SDL_config.h.in b/include/SDL_config.h.in
index 9a9d7039a..bbad229b8 100644
--- a/include/SDL_config.h.in
+++ b/include/SDL_config.h.in
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
 #undef SIZEOF_VOIDP
 #undef SDL_HAS_64BIT_TYPE
 
-/* Endianness */
-#undef SDL_BYTEORDER
-
 /* Comment this if you want to build without any C library requirements */
 #undef HAVE_LIBC
 #if HAVE_LIBC