diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/CCGSubSurf.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/CCGSubSurf.c
index 4e531892d32..62da7c2c51b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/CCGSubSurf.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/CCGSubSurf.c
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@
 #  define CCG_INLINE inline
 #endif
 
-/* copied from BKE_utildefines.h ugh */
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#  define UNUSED(x) UNUSED_ ## x __attribute__((__unused__))
-#else
-#  define UNUSED(x) x
-#endif
-
 /* used for normalize_v3 in BLI_math_vector
  * float.h's FLT_EPSILON causes trouble with subsurf normals - campbell */
 #define EPSILON (1.0e-35f)