diff --git a/src/base/compiler.hh b/src/base/compiler.hh
index a16667d8d1..0e3c85a78f 100644
--- a/src/base/compiler.hh
+++ b/src/base/compiler.hh
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 #define M5_ATTR_NORETURN  __attribute__((noreturn))
-#define M5_PRAGMA_NORETURN(x)
 #define M5_DUMMY_RETURN
 #define M5_VAR_USED __attribute__((unused))
 
diff --git a/src/base/misc.hh b/src/base/misc.hh
index 82fe8c4c01..de44dc3f57 100644
--- a/src/base/misc.hh
+++ b/src/base/misc.hh
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ __exit_message(const char *prefix, int code,
                    VARARGS_ALLARGS);
 }
 
-M5_PRAGMA_NORETURN(__exit_message)
 #define exit_message(prefix, code, ...)                            \
     __exit_message(prefix, code, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, \
                    __VA_ARGS__)