diff --git a/cmake/libs/libfaiss.cmake b/cmake/libs/libfaiss.cmake
index f4022bb4a..e9d175f59 100644
--- a/cmake/libs/libfaiss.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libs/libfaiss.cmake
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@ if(__X86_64)
   add_library(utils_avx OBJECT ${UTILS_AVX_SRC})
   add_library(utils_avx512 OBJECT ${UTILS_AVX512_SRC})
 
-  check_cxx_compiler_flag("-mf16c" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_F16C)
-  if(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_F16C)
-    target_compile_options(utils_sse PRIVATE -msse4.2 -mpopcnt -mf16c)
-  else()
-    target_compile_options(utils_sse PRIVATE -msse4.2 -mpopcnt)
-  endif()
+  target_compile_options(utils_sse PRIVATE -msse4.2 -mpopcnt)
   target_compile_options(utils_avx PRIVATE -mfma -mf16c -mavx2 -mpopcnt)
   target_compile_options(utils_avx512 PRIVATE -mfma -mf16c -mavx512f -mavx512dq
                                               -mavx512bw -mpopcnt -mavx512vl)
diff --git a/src/simd/distances_sse.cc b/src/simd/distances_sse.cc
index 22c6d4035..15ca437d0 100644
--- a/src/simd/distances_sse.cc
+++ b/src/simd/distances_sse.cc
@@ -65,24 +65,6 @@ fvec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const float* x, size_t d) {
     return _mm_cvtss_f32(msum1);
 }
 
-float
-fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, size_t d) {
-    __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
-    while (d >= 4) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(_mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i_u*)x));
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_x));
-        x += 4;
-        d -= 4;
-    }
-    if (d > 0) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(mm_masked_read_short(d, (uint16_t*)x));
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_x));
-    }
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    return _mm_cvtss_f32(m_res);
-}
-
 float
 bf16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, size_t d) {
     __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
@@ -315,29 +297,6 @@ fvec_L2sqr_sse(const float* x, const float* y, size_t d) {
     return _mm_cvtss_f32(msum1);
 }
 
-float
-fp16_vec_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, const knowhere::fp16* y, size_t d) {
-    __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
-    while (d >= 4) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(_mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i_u*)x));
-        __m128 m_y = _mm_cvtph_ps(_mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i_u*)y));
-        m_x = _mm_sub_ps(m_x, m_y);
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_x));
-        x += 4;
-        y += 4;
-        d -= 4;
-    }
-    if (d > 0) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(mm_masked_read_short(d, (uint16_t*)x));
-        __m128 m_y = _mm_cvtph_ps(mm_masked_read_short(d, (uint16_t*)y));
-        m_x = _mm_sub_ps(m_x, m_y);
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_x));
-    }
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    return _mm_cvtss_f32(m_res);
-}
-
 float
 bf16_vec_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, const knowhere::bf16* y, size_t d) {
     __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
@@ -387,27 +346,6 @@ fvec_inner_product_sse(const float* x, const float* y, size_t d) {
     return _mm_cvtss_f32(msum1);
 }
 
-float
-fp16_vec_inner_product_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, const knowhere::fp16* y, size_t d) {
-    __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
-    while (d >= 4) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(_mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i*)x));
-        __m128 m_y = _mm_cvtph_ps(_mm_loadl_epi64((const __m128i*)y));
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_y));
-        x += 4;
-        y += 4;
-        d -= 4;
-    }
-    if (d > 0) {
-        __m128 m_x = _mm_cvtph_ps(mm_masked_read_short(d, (uint16_t*)x));
-        __m128 m_y = _mm_cvtph_ps(mm_masked_read_short(d, (uint16_t*)y));
-        m_res = _mm_add_ps(m_res, _mm_mul_ps(m_x, m_y));
-    }
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    m_res = _mm_hadd_ps(m_res, m_res);
-    return _mm_cvtss_f32(m_res);
-}
-
 float
 bf16_vec_inner_product_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, const knowhere::bf16* y, size_t d) {
     __m128 m_res = _mm_setzero_ps();
diff --git a/src/simd/distances_sse.h b/src/simd/distances_sse.h
index a2a1a0e4b..4e159a90e 100644
--- a/src/simd/distances_sse.h
+++ b/src/simd/distances_sse.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ namespace faiss {
 float
 fvec_L2sqr_sse(const float* x, const float* y, size_t d);
 
-float
-fp16_vec_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, const knowhere::fp16* y, size_t d);
-
 float
 bf16_vec_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, const knowhere::bf16* y, size_t d);
 
@@ -32,9 +29,6 @@ bf16_vec_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, const knowhere::bf16* y, size_t d);
 float
 fvec_inner_product_sse(const float* x, const float* y, size_t d);
 
-float
-fp16_vec_inner_product_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, const knowhere::fp16* y, size_t d);
-
 float
 bf16_vec_inner_product_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, const knowhere::bf16* y, size_t d);
 
@@ -49,9 +43,6 @@ fvec_Linf_sse(const float* x, const float* y, size_t d);
 float
 fvec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const float* x, size_t d);
 
-float
-fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::fp16* x, size_t d);
-
 float
 bf16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse(const knowhere::bf16* x, size_t d);
 
diff --git a/src/simd/hook.cc b/src/simd/hook.cc
index a079eef06..81e0c7e2d 100644
--- a/src/simd/hook.cc
+++ b/src/simd/hook.cc
@@ -240,15 +240,10 @@ fvec_hook(std::string& simd_type) {
         bf16_vec_L2sqr = bf16_vec_L2sqr_sse;
         bf16_vec_norm_L2sqr = bf16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse;
 
-        if (cpu_support_f16c()) {
-            fp16_vec_inner_product = fp16_vec_inner_product_sse;
-            fp16_vec_L2sqr = fp16_vec_L2sqr_sse;
-            fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr = fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse;
-        } else {
-            fp16_vec_inner_product = fp16_vec_inner_product_ref;
-            fp16_vec_L2sqr = fp16_vec_L2sqr_ref;
-            fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr = fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_ref;
-        }
+        fp16_vec_inner_product = fp16_vec_inner_product_ref;
+        fp16_vec_L2sqr = fp16_vec_L2sqr_ref;
+        fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr = fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_ref;
+
         simd_type = "SSE4_2";
         support_pq_fast_scan = false;
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/ut/test_simd.cc b/tests/ut/test_simd.cc
index e978dc3c8..5e15227f4 100644
--- a/tests/ut/test_simd.cc
+++ b/tests/ut/test_simd.cc
@@ -153,13 +153,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Test fp16 distance", "[fp16]") {
     REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_neon(x.get(), dim), Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(ref_norm_l2_dist, 0.001f));
 #endif
 #if defined(__x86_64__)
-    if (faiss::cpu_support_sse4_2()) {
-        REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_L2sqr_sse(x.get(), y.get(), dim), Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(ref_l2_dist, 0.001f));
-        REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_inner_product_sse(x.get(), y.get(), dim),
-                     Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(ref_ip_dist, 0.001f));
-        REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_norm_L2sqr_sse(x.get(), dim),
-                     Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(ref_norm_l2_dist, 0.001f));
-    }
     if (faiss::cpu_support_avx2()) {
         REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_L2sqr_avx(x.get(), y.get(), dim), Catch::Matchers::WithinRel(ref_l2_dist, 0.001f));
         REQUIRE_THAT(faiss::fp16_vec_inner_product_avx(x.get(), y.get(), dim),