diff --git a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
index 8e2b84a2365..e76b8e19d64 100644
--- a/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
+++ b/lib/common/zstd_internal.h
@@ -235,12 +235,6 @@ void ZSTD_wildcopy(void* dst, const void* src, ptrdiff_t length, ZSTD_overlap_e
          * one COPY16() in the first call. Then, do two calls per loop since
          * at that point it is more likely to have a high trip count.
          */
-#ifdef __aarch64__
-        do {
-            COPY16(op, ip);
-        }
-        while (op < oend);
-#else
         ZSTD_copy16(op, ip);
         if (16 >= length) return;
         op += 16;
@@ -250,7 +244,6 @@ void ZSTD_wildcopy(void* dst, const void* src, ptrdiff_t length, ZSTD_overlap_e
             COPY16(op, ip);
         }
         while (op < oend);
-#endif
     }
 }