diff --git a/include/stack_pad.h b/include/stack_pad.h
index c616460e46..180a6cff70 100644
--- a/include/stack_pad.h
+++ b/include/stack_pad.h
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@
 #define GLUE2(a, b) GLUE(a, b)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef NON_MATCHING
 #define STACK_PAD(type) UNUSED type GLUE2(__stack_pad_, __LINE__)
 #define STACK_PADS(type, n) STACK_PAD(type)[(n)]
-#else
-#define STACK_PAD(type)
-#define STACK_PADS(type, n)
-#endif
 
 #endif