diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index c6d31a3bab88..72fe6cda9108 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1671,9 +1671,6 @@ int compat_set_fd_set(unsigned long nr, compat_ulong_t __user *ufdset,
  * Update: ERESTARTSYS breaks at least the xview clock binary, so
  * I'm trying ERESTARTNOHAND which restart only when you want to.
  */
-#define MAX_SELECT_SECONDS \
-	((unsigned long) (MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT / HZ)-1)
-
 int compat_core_sys_select(int n, compat_ulong_t __user *inp,
 	compat_ulong_t __user *outp, compat_ulong_t __user *exp,
 	struct timespec *end_time)
diff --git a/fs/select.c b/fs/select.c
index e56560d2b08a..d33418fdc858 100644
--- a/fs/select.c
+++ b/fs/select.c
@@ -517,9 +517,6 @@ int do_select(int n, fd_set_bits *fds, struct timespec *end_time)
  * Update: ERESTARTSYS breaks at least the xview clock binary, so
  * I'm trying ERESTARTNOHAND which restart only when you want to.
  */
-#define MAX_SELECT_SECONDS \
-	((unsigned long) (MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT / HZ)-1)
-
 int core_sys_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
 			   fd_set __user *exp, struct timespec *end_time)
 {