diff --git a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
index 0818f50c7f..e5610161d0 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
+++ b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_FILTER_SIZE SWS_MAX_FILTER_SIZE
 
-#define DITHER1XBPP
-
 #if HAVE_BIGENDIAN
 #define ALT32_CORR (-1)
 #else
diff --git a/libswscale/utils.c b/libswscale/utils.c
index 12dba712c1..bc8d7627e2 100644
--- a/libswscale/utils.c
+++ b/libswscale/utils.c
@@ -1952,14 +1952,10 @@ static av_cold int sws_init_single_context(SwsContext *c, SwsFilter *srcFilter,
         av_log(c, AV_LOG_INFO, "%s scaler, from %s to %s%s ",
                scaler,
                av_get_pix_fmt_name(srcFormat),
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
                dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR555   || dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR565   ||
                dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_RGB444BE || dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_RGB444LE ||
                dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR444BE || dstFormat == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR444LE ?
                                                              "dithered " : "",
-#else
-               "",
-#endif
                av_get_pix_fmt_name(dstFormat));
 
         if (INLINE_MMXEXT(cpu_flags))
diff --git a/libswscale/x86/swscale.c b/libswscale/x86/swscale.c
index ad7f67f90e..43319fd6b2 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/swscale.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/swscale.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ const DECLARE_ALIGNED(8, uint64_t, ff_dither8)[2] = {
 
 #if HAVE_INLINE_ASM
 
-#define DITHER1XBPP
-
 DECLARE_ASM_CONST(8, uint64_t, bF8)=       0xF8F8F8F8F8F8F8F8LL;
 DECLARE_ASM_CONST(8, uint64_t, bFC)=       0xFCFCFCFCFCFCFCFCLL;
 
diff --git a/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c b/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
index 6190fcb4fe..6bff2a44aa 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
@@ -384,11 +384,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb565_X_ar)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *lumFilter,
     YSCALEYUV2RGBX
     "pxor %%mm7, %%mm7 \n\t"
     /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
     "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%0), %%mm2\n\t"
     "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%0), %%mm4\n\t"
     "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%0), %%mm5\n\t"
-#endif
     WRITERGB16(%4, "%5", %%FF_REGa)
     YSCALEYUV2PACKEDX_END
 }
@@ -408,11 +406,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb565_X)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *lumFilter,
     YSCALEYUV2RGBX
     "pxor %%mm7, %%mm7 \n\t"
     /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
     "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%0), %%mm2  \n\t"
     "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%0), %%mm4  \n\t"
     "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%0), %%mm5  \n\t"
-#endif
     WRITERGB16(%4, "%5", %%FF_REGa)
     YSCALEYUV2PACKEDX_END
 }
@@ -461,11 +457,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb555_X_ar)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *lumFilter,
     YSCALEYUV2RGBX
     "pxor %%mm7, %%mm7 \n\t"
     /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
     "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%0), %%mm2\n\t"
     "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%0), %%mm4\n\t"
     "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%0), %%mm5\n\t"
-#endif
     WRITERGB15(%4, "%5", %%FF_REGa)
     YSCALEYUV2PACKEDX_END
 }
@@ -485,11 +479,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb555_X)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *lumFilter,
     YSCALEYUV2RGBX
     "pxor %%mm7, %%mm7 \n\t"
     /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
     "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%0), %%mm2  \n\t"
     "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%0), %%mm4  \n\t"
     "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%0), %%mm5  \n\t"
-#endif
     WRITERGB15(%4, "%5", %%FF_REGa)
     YSCALEYUV2PACKEDX_END
 }
@@ -891,11 +883,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb555_2)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf[2],
         YSCALEYUV2RGB(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
         "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
         /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
         "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
         "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
         "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
         WRITERGB15(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
         "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
         "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
@@ -920,11 +910,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb565_2)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf[2],
         YSCALEYUV2RGB(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
         "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
         /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
         "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
         "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
         "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
         WRITERGB16(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
         "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
         "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
@@ -1240,11 +1228,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb555_1)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf0,
             YSCALEYUV2RGB1(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
             "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
             /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
             "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
             "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
             "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
             WRITERGB15(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
             "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
             "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
@@ -1261,11 +1247,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb555_1)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf0,
             YSCALEYUV2RGB1b(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
             "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
             /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
             "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
             "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
             "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
             WRITERGB15(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
             "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
             "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
@@ -1293,11 +1277,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb565_1)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf0,
             YSCALEYUV2RGB1(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
             "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
             /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
             "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
             "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
             "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
             WRITERGB16(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
             "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
             "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
@@ -1314,11 +1296,9 @@ static void RENAME(yuv2rgb565_1)(SwsContext *c, const int16_t *buf0,
             YSCALEYUV2RGB1b(%%FF_REGBP, %5)
             "pxor    %%mm7, %%mm7                   \n\t"
             /* mm2=B, %%mm4=G, %%mm5=R, %%mm7=0 */
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
             "paddusb "BLUE_DITHER"(%5), %%mm2       \n\t"
             "paddusb "GREEN_DITHER"(%5), %%mm4      \n\t"
             "paddusb "RED_DITHER"(%5), %%mm5        \n\t"
-#endif
             WRITERGB16(%%FF_REGb, DSTW_OFFSET"(%5)", %%FF_REGBP)
             "pop %%"FF_REG_BP"                      \n\t"
             "mov "ESP_OFFSET"(%5), %%"FF_REG_b"     \n\t"
diff --git a/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb.c b/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb.c
index 41dfa80f33..ddc7cca2c8 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
 #if HAVE_X86ASM
 
-#define DITHER1XBPP // only for MMX
-
 //SSSE3 versions
 #undef RENAME
 #define RENAME(a) a ## _ssse3
diff --git a/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb_template.c b/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb_template.c
index a4741e6873..abaf80eec2 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/yuv2rgb_template.c
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb15)(SwsContext *c, const uint8_t *src[],
 
     YUV2RGB_LOOP(2)
 
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
         c->blueDither  = ff_dither8[y       & 1];
         c->greenDither = ff_dither8[y       & 1];
         c->redDither   = ff_dither8[(y + 1) & 1];
-#endif
 
         RENAME(ff_yuv_420_rgb15)(index, image, pu - index, pv - index, &(c->redDither), py - 2 * index);
     }
@@ -95,11 +93,9 @@ static inline int RENAME(yuv420_rgb16)(SwsContext *c, const uint8_t *src[],
 
     YUV2RGB_LOOP(2)
 
-#ifdef DITHER1XBPP
         c->blueDither  = ff_dither8[y       & 1];
         c->greenDither = ff_dither4[y       & 1];
         c->redDither   = ff_dither8[(y + 1) & 1];
-#endif
 
         RENAME(ff_yuv_420_rgb16)(index, image, pu - index, pv - index, &(c->redDither), py - 2 * index);
     }
