diff --git a/include/ffi.h.in b/include/ffi.h.in
index b07ca855..98843b3f 100644
--- a/include/ffi.h.in
+++ b/include/ffi.h.in
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ typedef enum {
   FFI_BAD_ABI
 } ffi_status;
 
-typedef unsigned FFI_TYPE;
-
 typedef struct {
   ffi_abi abi;
   unsigned nargs;