diff --git a/opengl/libagl/Android.mk b/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
index 639c4d7..1b3d6ed 100644
--- a/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
+++ b/opengl/libagl/Android.mk
@@ -34,16 +34,7 @@
 	LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fstrict-aliasing
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
-
 # we need to access the private Bionic header <bionic_tls.h>
-# on ARM platforms, we need to mirror the ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER
-# behavior from the bionic Android.mk file
-ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH)-$(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),arm-true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic/libc/private
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/egl
diff --git a/opengl/libs/Android.mk b/opengl/libs/Android.mk
index 31bfcd7..d025ae8 100644
--- a/opengl/libs/Android.mk
+++ b/opengl/libs/Android.mk
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libEGL
 LOCAL_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--exclude-libs=ALL
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
-# Bionic's private TLS header relies on the ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER to
-# select the appropriate TLS codepath
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
 # we need to access the private Bionic header <bionic_tls.h>
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic/libc/private
 
@@ -49,10 +44,6 @@
   LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSYSTEMUI_PBSIZE_HACK=1
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(MAX_EGL_CACHE_ENTRY_SIZE),)
   LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DMAX_EGL_CACHE_ENTRY_SIZE=$(MAX_EGL_CACHE_ENTRY_SIZE)
 endif
@@ -100,19 +91,12 @@
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
 # we need to access the private Bionic header <bionic_tls.h>
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic/libc/private
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLOG_TAG=\"libGLESv1\"
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES -DEGL_EGLEXT_PROTOTYPES
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 
@@ -132,19 +116,12 @@
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
 # we need to access the private Bionic header <bionic_tls.h>
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic/libc/private
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLOG_TAG=\"libGLESv2\"
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DGL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES -DEGL_EGLEXT_PROTOTYPES
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/opengl/libs/EGL/getProcAddress.cpp b/opengl/libs/EGL/getProcAddress.cpp
index 8dcf38d..f453176 100644
--- a/opengl/libs/EGL/getProcAddress.cpp
+++ b/opengl/libs/EGL/getProcAddress.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,7 @@
 
 #if USE_FAST_TLS_KEY
 
-    #ifdef HAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
-    #else
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mov   " #reg ", #0xFFFF0FFF      \n"  \
-            "ldr   " #reg ", [" #reg ", #-15] \n"
-    #endif
+    #define GET_TLS(reg) "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
 
     #define API_ENTRY(_api) __attribute__((naked)) _api
 
diff --git a/opengl/libs/GLES2/gl2.cpp b/opengl/libs/GLES2/gl2.cpp
index 55ef499..fca42ec 100644
--- a/opengl/libs/GLES2/gl2.cpp
+++ b/opengl/libs/GLES2/gl2.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@
 
 #if USE_FAST_TLS_KEY
 
-    #ifdef HAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
-    #else
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mov   " #reg ", #0xFFFF0FFF      \n"  \
-            "ldr   " #reg ", [" #reg ", #-15] \n"
-    #endif
+    #define GET_TLS(reg) "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
 
     #define API_ENTRY(_api) __attribute__((naked)) _api
 
diff --git a/opengl/libs/GLES_CM/gl.cpp b/opengl/libs/GLES_CM/gl.cpp
index adcb60d..48fd278 100644
--- a/opengl/libs/GLES_CM/gl.cpp
+++ b/opengl/libs/GLES_CM/gl.cpp
@@ -97,14 +97,7 @@
 
 #if USE_FAST_TLS_KEY && !CHECK_FOR_GL_ERRORS
 
-    #ifdef HAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
-    #else
-        #define GET_TLS(reg) \
-            "mov   " #reg ", #0xFFFF0FFF      \n"  \
-            "ldr   " #reg ", [" #reg ", #-15] \n"
-    #endif
+    #define GET_TLS(reg) "mrc p15, 0, " #reg ", c13, c0, 3 \n"
 
     #define API_ENTRY(_api) __attribute__((naked)) _api
 
diff --git a/opengl/libs/GLES_trace/Android.mk b/opengl/libs/GLES_trace/Android.mk
index 465b6b2..9dec020 100644
--- a/opengl/libs/GLES_trace/Android.mk
+++ b/opengl/libs/GLES_trace/Android.mk
@@ -24,18 +24,9 @@
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libprotobuf-cpp-2.3.0-lite liblzf
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := libcutils libutils libstlport
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
-
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DLOG_TAG=\"libGLES_trace\"
 
 # we need to access the private Bionic header <bionic_tls.h>
-# on ARM platforms, we need to mirror the ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER
-# behavior from the bionic Android.mk file
-ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH)-$(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER),arm-true)
-    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ARM_TLS_REGISTER
-endif
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += bionic/libc/private
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libGLES_trace