diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index 6d0d5e722b..722c98dc33 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 
 #include "char-mux.h"
 
-#define READ_RETRIES 10
 #define TCP_MAX_FDS 16
 
 /***********************************************************/