diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 6cd172c4cb3e..6c113585e782 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1358,8 +1358,6 @@ static bool inode_dirtied_after(struct inode *inode, unsigned long t)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#define EXPIRE_DIRTY_ATIME 0x0001
-
 /*
  * Move expired (dirtied before dirtied_before) dirty inodes from
  * @delaying_queue to @dispatch_queue.