diff --git a/src/xpm/simx.h b/src/xpm/simx.h
index ded469bd3c..9b916182f7 100644
--- a/src/xpm/simx.h
+++ b/src/xpm/simx.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ typedef unsigned long COLORREF;
 #ifndef GetRValue
 #  define GetRValue(rgb) ((BYTE)(rgb))
 #endif
-typedef UINT    WORD;
 #endif /* else __OS2__ */