diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/credentials_generic.c b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/credentials_generic.c
index 013e3b54518f6a0944ef57d0b1a638fa3edd7cb1..d13d8c52008bac213c780e02b6aa87b22a871fab 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/credentials_generic.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/credentials_generic.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h"
 
-#ifdef GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_GENERIC
-
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
@@ -54,5 +52,3 @@ char *grpc_get_well_known_google_credentials_file_path_impl(void) {
   gpr_free(base);
   return result;
 }
-
-#endif /* GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_GENERIC */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
index 0a5a6605e54ddd10051098a8bbad222cc4438001..b55546ded0ea73f3d04a6e089fa97abad7cd26e0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@
 #define GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_PATH_SUFFIX \
   GRPC_GOOGLE_CLOUD_SDK_CONFIG_DIRECTORY    \
   "/" GRPC_GOOGLE_WELL_KNOWN_CREDENTIALS_FILE
-#define GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_GENERIC 1
 #else
 #define GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_PATH_ENV_VAR "HOME"
 #define GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_PATH_SUFFIX         \
   ".config/" GRPC_GOOGLE_CLOUD_SDK_CONFIG_DIRECTORY \
   "/" GRPC_GOOGLE_WELL_KNOWN_CREDENTIALS_FILE
-#define GRPC_GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS_GENERIC 1
 #endif
 
 void grpc_flush_cached_google_default_credentials(void);