diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 0641c4be7c..c940686c2e 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#else
-typedef int pid_t; /* define for Windows compatibility */
 #endif
 #include <map>
 #include <list>