diff --git a/libmpdemux/yuv4mpeg.h b/libmpdemux/yuv4mpeg.h
index af8293b202..1235de83b5 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/yuv4mpeg.h
+++ b/libmpdemux/yuv4mpeg.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 //#include "mp_msg.h"
 #include "stream.h"
 
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-typedef long ssize_t;
-#endif
 
 
 /************************************************************************
diff --git a/libmpdvdkit2/dvd_reader.h b/libmpdvdkit2/dvd_reader.h
index 36b415cd8c..75f7182747 100644
--- a/libmpdvdkit2/dvd_reader.h
+++ b/libmpdvdkit2/dvd_reader.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-typedef long ssize_t;
-#endif
 
 /**
  * The length of one Logical Block of a DVD Video.
diff --git a/vobsub.c b/vobsub.c
index 0e76168181..4fbee89de9 100644
--- a/vobsub.c
+++ b/vobsub.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-typedef long ssize_t;
-#endif
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "version.h"