diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
index 074cffecb2..b82779609d 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_dhcpsnoop.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ virNWFilterSnoopLeaseFileRefresh(void)
                              TMPLEASEFILE, LEASEFILE);
         unlink(TMPLEASEFILE);
     }
-    virAtomicIntSet(&virNWFilterSnoopState.wLeases, 0);
+    g_atomic_int_set(&virNWFilterSnoopState.wLeases, 0);
 
  skip_rename:
     virNWFilterSnoopLeaseFileOpen();
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 261c153797..ba157c0686 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ struct _testDriver {
     size_t numAuths;
     testAuthPtr auths;
 
-    /* virAtomic access only */
+    /* g_atomic access only */
     volatile int nextDomID;
 
     /* immutable pointer, immutable object after being initialized with
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ testDriverNew(void)
         !(ret->pools = virStoragePoolObjListNew()))
         goto error;
 
-    virAtomicIntSet(&ret->nextDomID, 1);
+    g_atomic_int_set(&ret->nextDomID, 1);
 
     return ret;
 
diff --git a/src/util/viratomic.h b/src/util/viratomic.h
index 6c1764f7bf..2811447a29 100644
--- a/src/util/viratomic.h
+++ b/src/util/viratomic.h
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-/**
- * virAtomicIntSet:
- * Sets the value of atomic to newval.
- *
- * This call acts as a full compiler and hardware memory barrier
- * (after the set)
- */
-#define virAtomicIntSet(i, newv) g_atomic_int_set(i, newv)
-
 /**
  * virAtomicIntInc:
  * Increments the value of atomic by 1.
diff --git a/src/util/virobject.c b/src/util/virobject.c
index 5af14234f2..8cece6e735 100644
--- a/src/util/virobject.c
+++ b/src/util/virobject.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ virObjectNew(virClassPtr klass)
 
     obj->u.s.magic = klass->magic;
     obj->klass = klass;
-    virAtomicIntSet(&obj->u.s.refs, 1);
+    g_atomic_int_set(&obj->u.s.refs, 1);
 
     PROBE(OBJECT_NEW, "obj=%p classname=%s", obj, obj->klass->name);
 
diff --git a/src/util/virsystemd.c b/src/util/virsystemd.c
index 5b66094de5..6b47f4fa36 100644
--- a/src/util/virsystemd.c
+++ b/src/util/virsystemd.c
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ virSystemdHasMachined(void)
 
     if ((ret = virDBusIsServiceEnabled("org.freedesktop.machine1")) < 0) {
         if (ret == -2)
-            virAtomicIntSet(&virSystemdHasMachinedCachedValue, -2);
+            g_atomic_int_set(&virSystemdHasMachinedCachedValue, -2);
         return ret;
     }
 
     if ((ret = virDBusIsServiceRegistered("org.freedesktop.systemd1")) == -1)
         return ret;
-    virAtomicIntSet(&virSystemdHasMachinedCachedValue, ret);
+    g_atomic_int_set(&virSystemdHasMachinedCachedValue, ret);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ virSystemdHasLogind(void)
     ret = virDBusIsServiceEnabled("org.freedesktop.login1");
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ret == -2)
-            virAtomicIntSet(&virSystemdHasLogindCachedValue, -2);
+            g_atomic_int_set(&virSystemdHasLogindCachedValue, -2);
         return ret;
     }
 
     if ((ret = virDBusIsServiceRegistered("org.freedesktop.login1")) == -1)
         return ret;
 
-    virAtomicIntSet(&virSystemdHasLogindCachedValue, ret);
+    g_atomic_int_set(&virSystemdHasLogindCachedValue, ret);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int virSystemdCreateMachine(const char *name,
                 VIR_INFO("CreateMachineWithNetwork isn't supported, switching "
                          "to legacy CreateMachine method for systemd-machined");
                 virResetError(&error);
-                virAtomicIntSet(&hasCreateWithNetwork, 0);
+                g_atomic_int_set(&hasCreateWithNetwork, 0);
                 /* Could re-structure without Using goto, but this
                  * avoids another atomic read which would trigger
                  * another memory barrier */