diff --git a/ruby_atomic.h b/ruby_atomic.h
index 1ccabcbdf6..2923275636 100644
--- a/ruby_atomic.h
+++ b/ruby_atomic.h
@@ -27,16 +27,7 @@
 #define ATOMIC_VALUE_CAS(var, oldval, val) RUBY_ATOMIC_VALUE_CAS(var, oldval, val)
 #define ATOMIC_VALUE_EXCHANGE(var, val) RUBY_ATOMIC_VALUE_EXCHANGE(var, val)
 
-static inline rb_atomic_t
-rbimpl_atomic_load_relaxed(volatile rb_atomic_t *ptr)
-{
-#if defined(HAVE_GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS)
-    return __atomic_load_n(ptr, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
-#else
-    return *ptr;
-#endif
-}
-#define ATOMIC_LOAD_RELAXED(var) rbimpl_atomic_load_relaxed(&(var))
+#define ATOMIC_LOAD_RELAXED(var) rbimpl_atomic_load(&(var), RBIMPL_ATOMIC_RELAXED)
 
 typedef RBIMPL_ALIGNAS(8) uint64_t rbimpl_atomic_uint64_t;