diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/arena.h b/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
index c8ccfe24a14e..f32f6d8c18fa 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/arena.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct ArenaOptions {
 // This is a thread-safe implementation: multiple threads may allocate from the
 // arena concurrently. Destruction is not thread-safe and the destructing
 // thread must synchronize with users of the arena first.
-class PROTOBUF_EXPORT PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(8) Arena final {
+class PROTOBUF_EXPORT alignas(8) Arena final {
  public:
   // Default constructor with sensible default options, tuned for average
   // use-cases.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index 2be3e2073fbf..1e05aad179e4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -403,39 +403,6 @@ static_assert(PROTOBUF_ABSL_MIN(20230125, 3),
 #error PROTOBUF_FORCE_ALLOCATION_ON_CONSTRUCTION was previously defined
 #endif
 
-// Specify memory alignment for structs, classes, etc.
-// Use like:
-//   class PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(16) MyClass { ... }
-//   PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(16) int array[4];
-//
-// In most places you can use the C++11 keyword "alignas", which is preferred.
-//
-// But compilers have trouble mixing __attribute__((...)) syntax with
-// alignas(...) syntax.
-//
-// Doesn't work in clang or gcc:
-//   struct alignas(16) __attribute__((packed)) S { char c; };
-// Works in clang but not gcc:
-//   struct __attribute__((packed)) alignas(16) S2 { char c; };
-// Works in clang and gcc:
-//   struct alignas(16) S3 { char c; } __attribute__((packed));
-//
-// There are also some attributes that must be specified *before* a class
-// definition: visibility (used for exporting functions/classes) is one of
-// these attributes. This means that it is not possible to use alignas() with a
-// class that is marked as exported.
-#ifdef PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS
-#error PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS was previously defined
-#endif
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(byte_alignment) __declspec(align(byte_alignment))
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#define PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(byte_alignment) \
-  __attribute__((aligned(byte_alignment)))
-#else
-#define PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS(byte_alignment) alignas(byte_alignment)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_THREAD_LOCAL
 #error PROTOBUF_THREAD_LOCAL was previously defined
 #endif
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_undef.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_undef.inc
index 83f8a8c57384..9d72db2f52db 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_undef.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_undef.inc
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 #undef PROTOBUF_ASSUME
 #undef PROTOBUF_EXPORT_TEMPLATE_DECLARE
 #undef PROTOBUF_EXPORT_TEMPLATE_DEFINE
-#undef PROTOBUF_ALIGNAS
 #undef PROTOBUF_THREAD_LOCAL
 #undef PROTOBUF_CONSTINIT
 #undef PROTOBUF_CONSTEXPR