diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp
index b61a51b404d..5ff0ca96344 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp
@@ -616,13 +616,6 @@ const bool support_IRIW_for_not_multiple_copy_atomic_cpu = PPC64_ONLY(true) NOT_
 #endif
 
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Utility macros for compilers
-// used to silence compiler warnings
-
-#define Unused_Variable(var) var
-
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Miscellaneous