diff --git a/traceroute.cc b/traceroute.cc
index f18716ac3..d6fbd3aca 100644
--- a/traceroute.cc
+++ b/traceroute.cc
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ Traceroute::sendProbe(TraceProbe * tp) {
         tg->nextTTL();
 
         if (tg->ttl > MAX_TTL) {
-            tg->setState(G_ALIVE_TTL);
+            tg->setState(G_DEAD_TTL);
             return -1;
         }
         if (!tg->ttl || (tg->gotReply && tg->noDistProbe) ) {
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ Traceroute::outputTarget(Target * t) {
     }
     log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "%s", Tbl->printableTable(NULL));
 
-    if (G_TTL(tg->getState()))
+    if (tg->getState() == G_DEAD_TTL)
         log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "! maximum TTL reached (50)\n");
     else if (!tg->gotReply || (tp && (tp->ipreplysrc.s_addr != tg->ipdst)))
         log_write(LOG_PLAIN, "! destination not reached (%s)\n", inet_ntoa(tp->ipdst));
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ Traceroute::outputXMLTrace(TraceGroup * tg) {
         log_write(LOG_XML, "/>\n");
     }
 
-    if (G_TTL(tg->getState()))
+    if (tg->getState() == G_DEAD_TTL)
         log_write(LOG_XML, "<error errorstr=\"maximum TTL reached\"/>\n");
     else if (!tg->gotReply || (tp && (tp->ipreplysrc.s_addr != tg->ipdst)))
         log_write(LOG_XML, "<error errorstr=\"destination not reached (%s)\"/>\n", inet_ntoa(tp->ipdst));
diff --git a/traceroute.h b/traceroute.h
index 42bc8215f..7fc2b4a60 100644
--- a/traceroute.h
+++ b/traceroute.h
@@ -105,11 +105,8 @@
 /* Group states */
 #define G_OK P_OK
 #define G_DEAD_TTL 3            /* TTL has reached maximum value */
-#define G_ALIVE_TTL 4           /* TTL has reached maximum value */
 #define G_FINISH 5              /* tracing has complete successfully */
 
-#define G_TTL(x) (x == G_ALIVE_TTL || x == G_DEAD_TTL)
-
 #define MAX_TTL 50
 
 #define HOP_COL 0