diff --git a/nmap-update/nmap-update.c b/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
index ae8ba9de2..9112ead8a 100644
--- a/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
+++ b/nmap-update/nmap-update.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #define NMAP_VERSION "5.61TEST2"
-#define NMAP_DATADIR "/usr/local/share/nmap"
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 #define PATHSEP "\\"