diff --git a/os/hal/templates/spi_lld.h b/os/hal/templates/spi_lld.h
index 8284a871b..af992b554 100644
--- a/os/hal/templates/spi_lld.h
+++ b/os/hal/templates/spi_lld.h
@@ -37,21 +37,10 @@
 /* Driver pre-compile time settings.                                         */
 /*===========================================================================*/
 
-/**
- * @brief Enables the mutual exclusion APIs on the SPI bus.
- */
-#if !defined(SPI_USE_MUTUAL_EXCLUSION) || defined(__DOXYGEN__)
-#define SPI_USE_MUTUAL_EXCLUSION    TRUE
-#endif
-
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Derived constants and error checks.                                       */
 /*===========================================================================*/
 
-#if SPI_USE_MUTUAL_EXCLUSION && !CH_USE_MUTEXES && !CH_USE_SEMAPHORES
-#error "SPI_USE_MUTUAL_EXCLUSION requires CH_USE_MUTEXES and/or CH_USE_SEMAPHORES"
-#endif
-
 /*===========================================================================*/
 /* Driver data structures and types.                                         */
 /*===========================================================================*/