diff --git a/capa/features/common.py b/capa/features/common.py
index 7f25e8d4..b86f86e4 100644
--- a/capa/features/common.py
+++ b/capa/features/common.py
@@ -98,33 +98,23 @@ class Result:
 
 
 class Feature(abc.ABC):
-    def __init__(self, value: Union[str, int, bytes], bitness=None, description=None):
+    def __init__(self, value: Union[str, int, bytes], description=None):
         """
         Args:
           value (any): the value of the feature, such as the number or string.
-          bitness (str): one of the VALID_BITNESS values, or None.
-            When None, then the feature applies to any bitness.
-            Modifies the feature name from `feature` to `feature/bitness`, like `offset/x32`.
           description (str): a human-readable description that explains the feature value.
         """
         super(Feature, self).__init__()
-
-        if bitness is not None:
-            if bitness not in VALID_BITNESS:
-                raise ValueError("bitness '%s' must be one of %s" % (bitness, VALID_BITNESS))
-            self.name = self.__class__.__name__.lower() + "/" + bitness
-        else:
-            self.name = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
+        self.name = self.__class__.__name__.lower()
 
         self.value = value
-        self.bitness = bitness
         self.description = description
 
     def __hash__(self):
-        return hash((self.name, self.value, self.bitness))
+        return hash((self.name, self.value))
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        return self.name == other.name and self.value == other.value and self.bitness == other.bitness
+        return self.name == other.name and self.value == other.value
 
     def get_value_str(self) -> str:
         """
@@ -153,10 +143,7 @@ class Feature(abc.ABC):
         return Result(self in ctx, self, [], locations=ctx.get(self, []))
 
     def freeze_serialize(self):
-        if self.bitness is not None:
-            return (self.__class__.__name__, [self.value, {"bitness": self.bitness}])
-        else:
-            return (self.__class__.__name__, [self.value])
+        return (self.__class__.__name__, [self.value])
 
     @classmethod
     def freeze_deserialize(cls, args):
@@ -400,13 +387,6 @@ class Bytes(Feature):
         return cls(*[codecs.decode(x, "hex") for x in args])
 
 
-# identifiers for supported bitness names that tweak a feature
-# for example, offset/x32
-BITNESS_X32 = "x32"
-BITNESS_X64 = "x64"
-VALID_BITNESS = (BITNESS_X32, BITNESS_X64)
-
-
 # other candidates here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format#machine-types
 ARCH_I386 = "i386"
 ARCH_AMD64 = "amd64"
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py b/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py
index 306bb954..15942c78 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/ida/insn.py
@@ -13,39 +13,13 @@ import idautils
 import capa.features.extractors.helpers
 import capa.features.extractors.ida.helpers
 from capa.features.insn import API, Number, Offset, Mnemonic, OperandNumber, OperandOffset
-from capa.features.common import (
-    BITNESS_X32,
-    BITNESS_X64,
-    MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE,
-    THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA,
-    Bytes,
-    String,
-    Characteristic,
-)
+from capa.features.common import MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE, THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA, Bytes, String, Characteristic
 
 # security cookie checks may perform non-zeroing XORs, these are expected within a certain
 # byte range within the first and returning basic blocks, this helps to reduce FP features
 SECURITY_COOKIE_BYTES_DELTA = 0x40
 
 
-def get_bitness(ctx):
-    """
-    fetch the BITNESS_* constant for the currently open workspace.
-
-    via Tamir Bahar/@tmr232
-    https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/a/11398/17194
-    """
-    if "bitness" not in ctx:
-        info = idaapi.get_inf_structure()
-        if info.is_64bit():
-            ctx["bitness"] = BITNESS_X64
-        elif info.is_32bit():
-            ctx["bitness"] = BITNESS_X32
-        else:
-            raise ValueError("unexpected bitness")
-    return ctx["bitness"]
-
-
 def get_imports(ctx):
     if "imports_cache" not in ctx:
         ctx["imports_cache"] = capa.features.extractors.ida.helpers.get_file_imports()
@@ -159,7 +133,6 @@ def extract_insn_number_features(f, bb, insn):
             const = op.addr
 
         yield Number(const), insn.ea
-        yield Number(const, bitness=get_bitness(f.ctx)), insn.ea
         yield OperandNumber(i, const), insn.ea
 
 
@@ -234,7 +207,6 @@ def extract_insn_offset_features(f, bb, insn):
         op_off = capa.features.extractors.helpers.twos_complement(op_off, 32)
 
         yield Offset(op_off), insn.ea
-        yield Offset(op_off, bitness=get_bitness(f.ctx)), insn.ea
         yield OperandOffset(i, op_off), insn.ea
 
 
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/smda/insn.py b/capa/features/extractors/smda/insn.py
index e4b92132..309389e8 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/smda/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/smda/insn.py
@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@ from smda.common.SmdaReport import SmdaReport
 
 import capa.features.extractors.helpers
 from capa.features.insn import API, Number, Offset, Mnemonic
-from capa.features.common import (
-    BITNESS_X32,
-    BITNESS_X64,
-    MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE,
-    THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA,
-    Bytes,
-    String,
-    Characteristic,
-)
+from capa.features.common import MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE, THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA, Bytes, String, Characteristic
 
 # security cookie checks may perform non-zeroing XORs, these are expected within a certain
 # byte range within the first and returning basic blocks, this helps to reduce FP features
@@ -23,16 +15,6 @@ PATTERN_HEXNUM = re.compile(r"[+\-] (?P<num>0x[a-fA-F0-9]+)")
 PATTERN_SINGLENUM = re.compile(r"[+\-] (?P<num>[0-9])")
 
 
-def get_bitness(smda_report):
-    if smda_report.architecture == "intel":
-        if smda_report.bitness == 32:
-            return BITNESS_X32
-        elif smda_report.bitness == 64:
-            return BITNESS_X64
-    else:
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-
 def extract_insn_api_features(f, bb, insn):
     """parse API features from the given instruction."""
     if insn.offset in f.apirefs:
@@ -89,7 +71,6 @@ def extract_insn_number_features(f, bb, insn):
             value = int(operand, 16) & ((1 << f.smda_report.bitness) - 1)
 
             yield Number(value), insn.offset
-            yield Number(value, bitness=get_bitness(f.smda_report)), insn.offset
         except:
             continue
 
@@ -232,7 +213,6 @@ def extract_insn_offset_features(f, bb, insn):
             number = int(number_int.group("num"))
             number = -1 * number if number_int.group().startswith("-") else number
         yield Offset(number), insn.offset
-        yield Offset(number, bitness=get_bitness(f.smda_report)), insn.offset
 
 
 def is_security_cookie(f, bb, insn):
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py b/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
index 3ae065db..e721606f 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/viv/insn.py
@@ -18,15 +18,7 @@ import envi.archs.amd64.disasm
 import capa.features.extractors.helpers
 import capa.features.extractors.viv.helpers
 from capa.features.insn import API, Number, Offset, Mnemonic, OperandNumber, OperandOffset
-from capa.features.common import (
-    BITNESS_X32,
-    BITNESS_X64,
-    MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE,
-    THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA,
-    Bytes,
-    String,
-    Characteristic,
-)
+from capa.features.common import MAX_BYTES_FEATURE_SIZE, THUNK_CHAIN_DEPTH_DELTA, Bytes, String, Characteristic
 from capa.features.extractors.viv.indirect_calls import NotFoundError, resolve_indirect_call
 
 # security cookie checks may perform non-zeroing XORs, these are expected within a certain
@@ -34,14 +26,6 @@ from capa.features.extractors.viv.indirect_calls import NotFoundError, resolve_i
 SECURITY_COOKIE_BYTES_DELTA = 0x40
 
 
-def get_bitness(vw):
-    bitness = vw.getMeta("Architecture")
-    if bitness == "i386":
-        return BITNESS_X32
-    elif bitness == "amd64":
-        return BITNESS_X64
-
-
 def interface_extract_instruction_XXX(f, bb, insn):
     """
     parse features from the given instruction.
@@ -553,7 +537,6 @@ def extract_op_number_features(f, bb, insn, i, oper):
         return
 
     yield Number(v), insn.va
-    yield Number(v, bitness=get_bitness(f.vw)), insn.va
     yield OperandNumber(i, v), insn.va
 
 
@@ -582,7 +565,6 @@ def extract_op_offset_features(f, bb, insn, i, oper):
         v = oper.disp
 
         yield Offset(v), insn.va
-        yield Offset(v, bitness=get_bitness(f.vw)), insn.va
         yield OperandOffset(i, v), insn.va
 
     # like: [esi + ecx + 16384]
@@ -594,7 +576,6 @@ def extract_op_offset_features(f, bb, insn, i, oper):
         v = oper.disp
 
         yield Offset(v), insn.va
-        yield Offset(v, bitness=get_bitness(f.vw)), insn.va
         yield OperandOffset(i, v), insn.va
 
 
diff --git a/capa/features/insn.py b/capa/features/insn.py
index 957450a3..029e8fbe 100644
--- a/capa/features/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/insn.py
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ class API(Feature):
 
 
 class Number(Feature):
-    def __init__(self, value: int, bitness=None, description=None):
-        super(Number, self).__init__(value, bitness=bitness, description=description)
+    def __init__(self, value: int, description=None):
+        super(Number, self).__init__(value, description=description)
 
     def get_value_str(self):
         return capa.render.utils.hex(self.value)
 
 
 class Offset(Feature):
-    def __init__(self, value: int, bitness=None, description=None):
-        super(Offset, self).__init__(value, bitness=bitness, description=description)
+    def __init__(self, value: int, description=None):
+        super(Offset, self).__init__(value, description=description)
 
     def get_value_str(self):
         return capa.render.utils.hex(self.value)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class _Operand(Feature, abc.ABC):
         self.index = index
 
     def __hash__(self):
-        return hash((self.name, self.value, self.bitness))
+        return hash((self.name, self.value))
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return super().__eq__(other) and self.index == other.index
diff --git a/capa/rules.py b/capa/rules.py
index d776df4e..f42b56a4 100644
--- a/capa/rules.py
+++ b/capa/rules.py
@@ -257,20 +257,8 @@ def parse_feature(key: str):
         return capa.features.common.Bytes
     elif key == "number":
         return capa.features.insn.Number
-    elif key.startswith("number/"):
-        bitness = key.partition("/")[2]
-        # the other handlers here return constructors for features,
-        # and we want to as well,
-        # however, we need to preconfigure one of the arguments (`bitness`).
-        # so, instead we return a partially-applied function that
-        #  provides `bitness` to the feature constructor.
-        # it forwards any other arguments provided to the closure along to the constructor.
-        return functools.partial(capa.features.insn.Number, bitness=bitness)
     elif key == "offset":
         return capa.features.insn.Offset
-    elif key.startswith("offset/"):
-        bitness = key.partition("/")[2]
-        return functools.partial(capa.features.insn.Offset, bitness=bitness)
     elif key == "mnemonic":
         return capa.features.insn.Mnemonic
     elif key == "basic blocks":
diff --git a/scripts/capa2yara.py b/scripts/capa2yara.py
index bdc4521a..a4662f70 100644
--- a/scripts/capa2yara.py
+++ b/scripts/capa2yara.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import capa.rules
 import capa.engine
 import capa.features
 import capa.features.insn
-from capa.features.common import BITNESS_X32, BITNESS_X64, String
+from capa.features.common import String
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("capa2yara")
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 8630bccf..105bef9b 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ import capa.features.file
 import capa.features.insn
 import capa.features.common
 import capa.features.basicblock
-from capa.features.common import (
-    OS,
-    OS_LINUX,
-    ARCH_I386,
-    FORMAT_PE,
-    ARCH_AMD64,
-    FORMAT_ELF,
-    OS_WINDOWS,
-    BITNESS_X32,
-    BITNESS_X64,
-    Arch,
-    Format,
-)
+from capa.features.common import OS, OS_LINUX, ARCH_I386, FORMAT_PE, ARCH_AMD64, FORMAT_ELF, OS_WINDOWS, Arch, Format
 
 CD = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
@@ -431,10 +419,6 @@ FEATURE_PRESENCE_TESTS = sorted(
         # insn/number: stack adjustments
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Number(0xC), False),
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Number(0x10), False),
-        # insn/number: bitness flavors
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Number(0xFF), True),
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Number(0xFF, bitness=BITNESS_X32), True),
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Number(0xFF, bitness=BITNESS_X64), False),
         # insn/number: negative
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x401553", capa.features.insn.Number(0xFFFFFFFF), True),
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x43e543", capa.features.insn.Number(0xFFFFFFF0), True),
@@ -450,10 +434,6 @@ FEATURE_PRESENCE_TESTS = sorted(
         # insn/offset: negative
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x4011FB", capa.features.insn.Offset(-0x1), True),
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x4011FB", capa.features.insn.Offset(-0x2), True),
-        # insn/offset: bitness flavors
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Offset(0x0), True),
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Offset(0x0, bitness=BITNESS_X32), True),
-        ("mimikatz", "function=0x40105D", capa.features.insn.Offset(0x0, bitness=BITNESS_X64), False),
         # insn/api
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x403BAC", capa.features.insn.API("advapi32.CryptAcquireContextW"), True),
         ("mimikatz", "function=0x403BAC", capa.features.insn.API("advapi32.CryptAcquireContext"), True),
diff --git a/tests/test_rules.py b/tests/test_rules.py
index 90b3b02a..93cc8be6 100644
--- a/tests/test_rules.py
+++ b/tests/test_rules.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ from capa.features.common import (
     ARCH_AMD64,
     FORMAT_ELF,
     OS_WINDOWS,
-    BITNESS_X32,
-    BITNESS_X64,
     Arch,
     Format,
     String,
@@ -531,39 +529,6 @@ def test_invalid_number():
         )
 
 
-def test_number_bitness():
-    r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-        textwrap.dedent(
-            """
-            rule:
-                meta:
-                    name: test rule
-                features:
-                    - number/x32: 2
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    assert r.evaluate({Number(2, bitness=BITNESS_X32): {1}}) == True
-
-    assert r.evaluate({Number(2): {1}}) == False
-    assert r.evaluate({Number(2, bitness=BITNESS_X64): {1}}) == False
-
-
-def test_number_bitness_symbol():
-    r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-        textwrap.dedent(
-            """
-            rule:
-                meta:
-                    name: test rule
-                features:
-                    - number/x32: 2 = some constant
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    assert r.evaluate({Number(2, bitness=BITNESS_X32, description="some constant"): {1}}) == True
-
-
 def test_offset_symbol():
     rule = textwrap.dedent(
         """
@@ -609,39 +574,6 @@ def test_count_offset_symbol():
     assert r.evaluate({Offset(0x100, description="symbol name"): {1, 2, 3}}) == True
 
 
-def test_offset_bitness():
-    r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-        textwrap.dedent(
-            """
-            rule:
-                meta:
-                    name: test rule
-                features:
-                    - offset/x32: 2
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    assert r.evaluate({Offset(2, bitness=BITNESS_X32): {1}}) == True
-
-    assert r.evaluate({Offset(2): {1}}) == False
-    assert r.evaluate({Offset(2, bitness=BITNESS_X64): {1}}) == False
-
-
-def test_offset_bitness_symbol():
-    r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-        textwrap.dedent(
-            """
-            rule:
-                meta:
-                    name: test rule
-                features:
-                    - offset/x32: 2 = some constant
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    assert r.evaluate({Offset(2, bitness=BITNESS_X32, description="some constant"): {1}}) == True
-
-
 def test_invalid_offset():
     with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
         r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(