diff --git a/include/vlc/common.h b/include/vlc/common.h
index 107bc9447415b224aea8d06a31d5581372142201..a6827b4e80a24f6cf006664a6f94ebdbecc19fdc 100644
--- a/include/vlc/common.h
+++ b/include/vlc/common.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ extern "C" {
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Our custom types
  *****************************************************************************/
-typedef bool vlc_bool_t; /* (shouldn't be exposed) */
 typedef struct vlc_list_t vlc_list_t; /* (shouldn't be exposed) */
 typedef struct vlc_object_t vlc_object_t; /* (shouldn't be exposed) */
 
@@ -109,12 +108,6 @@ struct vlc_list_t
 #define VLC_EEXITSUCCESS  -999                /* Program exited successfully */
 #define VLC_EGENERIC      -666                              /* Generic error */
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- * Booleans (shouldn't be exposed)
- *****************************************************************************/
-#define VLC_FALSE false
-#define VLC_TRUE  true
-
 /**
  * \defgroup var_type Variable types  (shouldn't be exposed)
  * These are the different types a vlc variable can have.