diff --git a/gtk/gtksettings.c b/gtk/gtksettings.c
index 3c9d037991..a23730fe71 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksettings.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksettings.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#define PANGO_ENABLE_BACKEND /* for pango_fc_font_map_cache_clear() */
-
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <string.h>