diff --git a/src/byteptr.h b/src/byteptr.h
index 8ab359c4c..4377fae57 100644
--- a/src/byteptr.h
+++ b/src/byteptr.h
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 /// \brief Macros to read/write from/to a UINT8 *,
 ///        used for packet creation and such
 
-#if defined (__alpha__) || defined (__arm__) || defined (__mips__) || defined (__ia64__) || defined (__clang__)
-#define DEALIGNED
-#endif
 
 #include "endian.h"
 
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@
 //
 // Little-endian machines
 //
-#ifdef DEALIGNED
 #define WRITEUINT8(p,b)     do {   UINT8 *p_tmp = (void *)p; const   UINT8 tv = (  UINT8)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(  UINT8)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
 #define WRITESINT8(p,b)     do {   SINT8 *p_tmp = (void *)p; const   SINT8 tv = (  UINT8)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(  UINT8)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
 #define WRITEINT16(p,b)     do {   INT16 *p_tmp = (void *)p; const   INT16 tv = (  INT16)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(  INT16)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
@@ -31,20 +27,8 @@
 #define WRITECHAR(p,b)      do {    char *p_tmp = (void *)p; const    char tv = (   char)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(   char)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
 #define WRITEFIXED(p,b)     do { fixed_t *p_tmp = (void *)p; const fixed_t tv = (fixed_t)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(fixed_t)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
 #define WRITEANGLE(p,b)     do { angle_t *p_tmp = (void *)p; const angle_t tv = (angle_t)(b); memcpy(p, &tv, sizeof(angle_t)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#else
-#define WRITEUINT8(p,b)     do {   UINT8 *p_tmp = (  UINT8 *)p; *p_tmp = (  UINT8)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITESINT8(p,b)     do {   SINT8 *p_tmp = (  SINT8 *)p; *p_tmp = (  SINT8)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEINT16(p,b)     do {   INT16 *p_tmp = (  INT16 *)p; *p_tmp = (  INT16)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEUINT16(p,b)    do {  UINT16 *p_tmp = ( UINT16 *)p; *p_tmp = ( UINT16)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEINT32(p,b)     do {   INT32 *p_tmp = (  INT32 *)p; *p_tmp = (  INT32)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEUINT32(p,b)    do {  UINT32 *p_tmp = ( UINT32 *)p; *p_tmp = ( UINT32)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITECHAR(p,b)      do {    char *p_tmp = (   char *)p; *p_tmp = (   char)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEFIXED(p,b)     do { fixed_t *p_tmp = (fixed_t *)p; *p_tmp = (fixed_t)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#define WRITEANGLE(p,b)     do { angle_t *p_tmp = (angle_t *)p; *p_tmp = (angle_t)(b); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; } while (0)
-#endif
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#ifdef DEALIGNED
 #define READUINT8(p)        ({   UINT8 *p_tmp = (void *)p;   UINT8 b; memcpy(&b, p, sizeof(  UINT8)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
 #define READSINT8(p)        ({   SINT8 *p_tmp = (void *)p;   SINT8 b; memcpy(&b, p, sizeof(  SINT8)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
 #define READINT16(p)        ({   INT16 *p_tmp = (void *)p;   INT16 b; memcpy(&b, p, sizeof(  INT16)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
@@ -55,17 +39,6 @@
 #define READFIXED(p)        ({ fixed_t *p_tmp = (void *)p; fixed_t b; memcpy(&b, p, sizeof(fixed_t)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
 #define READANGLE(p)        ({ angle_t *p_tmp = (void *)p; angle_t b; memcpy(&b, p, sizeof(angle_t)); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
 #else
-#define READUINT8(p)        ({   UINT8 *p_tmp = (  UINT8 *)p;   UINT8 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READSINT8(p)        ({   SINT8 *p_tmp = (  SINT8 *)p;   SINT8 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READINT16(p)        ({   INT16 *p_tmp = (  INT16 *)p;   INT16 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READUINT16(p)       ({  UINT16 *p_tmp = ( UINT16 *)p;  UINT16 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READINT32(p)        ({   INT32 *p_tmp = (  INT32 *)p;   INT32 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READUINT32(p)       ({  UINT32 *p_tmp = ( UINT32 *)p;  UINT32 b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READCHAR(p)         ({    char *p_tmp = (   char *)p;    char b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READFIXED(p)        ({ fixed_t *p_tmp = (fixed_t *)p; fixed_t b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#define READANGLE(p)        ({ angle_t *p_tmp = (angle_t *)p; angle_t b = *p_tmp; p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
-#endif
-#else
 #define READUINT8(p)        *((  UINT8 *)p)++
 #define READSINT8(p)        *((  SINT8 *)p)++
 #define READINT16(p)        *((  INT16 *)p)++
@@ -148,8 +121,6 @@ FUNCINLINE static ATTRINLINE UINT32 readulong(void *ptr)
 #define READANGLE(p)        ({ angle_t *p_tmp = (angle_t *)p; angle_t b =  readulong(p); p_tmp++; p = (void *)p_tmp; b; })
 #endif //SRB2_BIG_ENDIAN
 
-#undef DEALIGNED
-
 #define WRITESTRINGN(p, s, n) {                            \
 	size_t tmp_i;                                           \
                                                             \