diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9a9334a350cb1d72a28ce7db04bc64c2b2c5dcb5..96420a302862f6eb47611c975e09529295dfe0a3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1681,8 +1681,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${enable_altivec}" = "yes"], [
          ])])
   VLC_RESTORE_FLAGS
   AS_IF([test "${ac_cv_altivec_inline}" != "no"], [
-    AC_DEFINE(CAN_COMPILE_ALTIVEC, 1,
-              [Define to 1 if AltiVec inline assembly is available.])
     AS_IF([test "${ac_cv_altivec_inline}" != "yes"], [
       ALTIVEC_CFLAGS="${ac_cv_altivec_inline}"
       VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([libvlccore],[${ac_cv_altivec_inline}])