diff --git a/src/lib/common/common.h b/src/lib/common/common.h
index ed2f7766..6d712e82 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/common.h
+++ b/src/lib/common/common.h
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@
 // define NULL
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-// if not c++0x, future proof code by allowing use of nullptr
-#ifndef nullptr
-#    define nullptr NULL
-#endif
-
 // make assert available since we use it a lot
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>