diff --git a/include/lber.h b/include/lber.h
index ea24431fcc..00d6dcb0dd 100644
--- a/include/lber.h
+++ b/include/lber.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ typedef struct lber_memory_fns {
 #define LBER_OPT_SUCCESS	(0)
 #define LBER_OPT_ERROR		(-1)
 
-#define LBER_ELEMENT_SIZEOF (256) /* must be >= sizeof(BerElement) */
 typedef struct berelement BerElement;
 typedef struct sockbuf Sockbuf;
 typedef struct seqorset Seqorset;