diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/macros.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/macros.hpp
index 332c53f709731..23094c9e8c4ac 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/macros.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/macros.hpp
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@
 #define NOT_CDS_RETURN_(code) { return code; }
 #endif // INCLUDE_CDS
 
-#ifndef INCLUDE_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION
-#define INCLUDE_LINK_TIME_OPTIMIZATION 0
-#endif
-
 #ifndef INCLUDE_MANAGEMENT
 #define INCLUDE_MANAGEMENT 1
 #endif // INCLUDE_MANAGEMENT