diff --git a/src/common/fileconf.cpp b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
index e626c3c0cc..dd60bb34d2 100644
--- a/src/common/fileconf.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifndef MAX_PATH
-    #define MAX_PATH 512
-#endif
-
 #define FILECONF_TRACE_MASK wxT("fileconf")
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------