diff --git a/atomicio.c b/atomicio.c
index 58a9512d3..ac1f0a317 100644
--- a/atomicio.c
+++ b/atomicio.c
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ atomicio6(ssize_t (*f) (int, void *, size_t), int fd, void *_s, size_t n,
 	struct pollfd pfd;
 
 	pfd.fd = fd;
-#ifndef BROKEN_READ_COMPARISON
 	pfd.events = f == read ? POLLIN : POLLOUT;
-#else
-	pfd.events = POLLIN|POLLOUT;
-#endif
 	while (n > pos) {
 		res = (f) (fd, s + pos, n - pos);
 		switch (res) {
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4ccbe1ca..278d7c73c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1134,8 +1134,6 @@ mips-sony-bsd|mips-sony-newsos4)
 	AC_DEFINE([SSH_TUN_PREPEND_AF], [1],
 	    [Prepend the address family to IP tunnel traffic])
 	TEST_MALLOC_OPTIONS="AJRX"
-	AC_DEFINE([BROKEN_READ_COMPARISON], [1],
-	    [NetBSD read function is sometimes redirected, breaking atomicio comparisons against it])
 	;;
 *-*-freebsd*)
 	AC_DEFINE([LOCKED_PASSWD_PREFIX], ["*LOCKED*"], [Account locked with pw(1)])