diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.c b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.c
index f6cc90ae9ba6..d7144e7afa32 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.c
@@ -11,57 +11,45 @@
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
  */
 
-#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "gdm_endian.h"
 
 void gdm_set_endian(struct gdm_endian *ed, u8 dev_endian)
 {
-	u8 a[2] = {0x12, 0x34};
-	u8 b[2] = {0, };
-	u16 c = 0x1234;
-
 	if (dev_endian == ENDIANNESS_BIG)
 		ed->dev_ed = ENDIANNESS_BIG;
 	else
 		ed->dev_ed = ENDIANNESS_LITTLE;
-
-	memcpy(b, &c, 2);
-
-	if (a[0] != b[0])
-		ed->host_ed = ENDIANNESS_LITTLE;
-	else
-		ed->host_ed = ENDIANNESS_BIG;
-
 }
 
 u16 gdm_cpu_to_dev16(struct gdm_endian *ed, u16 x)
 {
-	if (ed->dev_ed == ed->host_ed)
-		return x;
-
-	return Endian16_Swap(x);
+	if (ed->dev_ed == ENDIANNESS_LITTLE)
+		return cpu_to_le16(x);
+	else
+		return cpu_to_be16(x);
 }
 
 u16 gdm_dev16_to_cpu(struct gdm_endian *ed, u16 x)
 {
-	if (ed->dev_ed == ed->host_ed)
-		return x;
-
-	return Endian16_Swap(x);
+	if (ed->dev_ed == ENDIANNESS_LITTLE)
+		return le16_to_cpu(x);
+	else
+		return be16_to_cpu(x);
 }
 
 u32 gdm_cpu_to_dev32(struct gdm_endian *ed, u32 x)
 {
-	if (ed->dev_ed == ed->host_ed)
-		return x;
-
-	return Endian32_Swap(x);
+	if (ed->dev_ed == ENDIANNESS_LITTLE)
+		return cpu_to_le32(x);
+	else
+		return cpu_to_be32(x);
 }
 
 u32 gdm_dev32_to_cpu(struct gdm_endian *ed, u32 x)
 {
-	if (ed->dev_ed == ed->host_ed)
-		return x;
-
-	return Endian32_Swap(x);
+	if (ed->dev_ed == ENDIANNESS_LITTLE)
+		return le32_to_cpu(x);
+	else
+		return be32_to_cpu(x);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.h b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.h
index 9b2531ff908e..6177870830e5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gdm724x/gdm_endian.h
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#define Endian16_Swap(value) \
-	((((u16)((value) & 0x00FF)) << 8) | \
-	 (((u16)((value) & 0xFF00)) >> 8))
-
-#define Endian32_Swap(value) \
-	((((u32)((value) & 0x000000FF)) << 24) | \
-	 (((u32)((value) & 0x0000FF00)) << 8) | \
-	 (((u32)((value) & 0x00FF0000)) >> 8) | \
-	 (((u32)((value) & 0xFF000000)) >> 24))
-
 enum {
 	ENDIANNESS_MIN = 0,
 	ENDIANNESS_UNKNOWN,
@@ -37,7 +27,6 @@ enum {
 
 struct gdm_endian {
 	u8 dev_ed;
-	u8 host_ed;
 };
 
 void gdm_set_endian(struct gdm_endian *ed, u8 dev_endian);