diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 12ea1ec695f..fe2aebe7f5c 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -1083,8 +1083,6 @@ public:
     int nType;
     int nVersion;
 
-    typedef FILE element_type;
-
     CAutoFile(FILE* filenew, int nTypeIn, int nVersionIn)
     {
         file = filenew;