diff --git a/src/common/fileconf.cpp b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
index 8c96c4d6bd..acdc908251 100644
--- a/src/common/fileconf.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 #if defined(__WXPM__)
   #define INCL_DOS
   #include <os2.h>
-  #define LINKAGEMODE _Optlink
-#else
-  #define LINKAGEMODE
 #endif
 
 #include  <stdlib.h>