diff --git a/tree-walk.h b/tree-walk.h
index 74cdceb3fe..a6bfa3da3a 100644
--- a/tree-walk.h
+++ b/tree-walk.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 struct index_state;
 struct repository;
 
-#define MAX_TRAVERSE_TREES 8
-
 /**
  * The tree walking API is used to traverse and inspect trees.
  */
diff --git a/unpack-trees.h b/unpack-trees.h
index 9b827c307f..5867e26e17 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.h
+++ b/unpack-trees.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "tree-walk.h"
 
-#define MAX_UNPACK_TREES MAX_TRAVERSE_TREES
+#define MAX_UNPACK_TREES 8
 
 struct cache_entry;
 struct unpack_trees_options;