diff --git a/sudo.h b/sudo.h
index 506f8ac23..ca0768fce 100644
--- a/sudo.h
+++ b/sudo.h
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "pathnames.h"
 
-/*
- * Max length for a command + args in the sudoers file.
- * This is fairly arbitrary but 1K should be enough.
- */
-#define MAXCOMMANDLENGTH	1024
-
 /*
  * IP address and netmask pairs for checking against local interfaces.
  */