diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd.c b/libmpcodecs/vd.c
index 811cf38a8b..9e0a6cb3b7 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define USE_THEORA
-
 #include "config.h"
 #include "mp_msg.h"
 #include "help_mp.h"