diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index 3fef3b1f12..cdcd1d645e 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "talloc.h"
 
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
-#define _UWIN 1  /*disable Non-underscored versions of non-ANSI functions as otherwise int eof would conflict with eof()*/
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 #include <string.h>