diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc b/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 468c118be2..0000000000
--- a/src/cpu/x86/sse_enable.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
-
-	/* Preserve BIST. */
-	movl	%eax, %ebp
-
-	/* Enable SSE instructions. */
-	movl	%cr4, %eax
-	orl	$(1 << 9), %eax
-	movl	%eax, %cr4
-
-	/* Restore BIST. */
-	movl	%ebp, %eax