Remove branch prediction hints. They seem to hurt more than help.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/upb.h b/upb.h
index eecdba0..64f2c54 100644
--- a/upb.h
+++ b/upb.h
@@ -18,15 +18,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/* Branch prediction hints for GCC. */
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define likely(x)       __builtin_expect((x),1)
-#define unlikely(x)     __builtin_expect((x),0)
-#else
-#define likely(x)       (x)
-#define unlikely(x)     (x)
-#endif
-
 /* inline if possible, emit standalone code if required. */
 #ifndef INLINE
 #define INLINE static inline