diff --git a/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp b/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
index 6fd49fdb0f..5831da0e9d 100644
--- a/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
+++ b/samples/2_Cookbook/11_texture_driver/tex2dKernel.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 #include "hip/hip_runtime.h"
-#if __HIP__
-__hip_pinned_shadow__
-#else
-extern
-#endif
+
 texture<float, 2, hipReadModeElementType> tex;
 
 extern "C" __global__ void tex2dKernel(float* outputData, int width, int height) {