diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
index a99a2d158..79fe3507b 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
 #include "rootlessCommon.h"
 #include "rootlessWindow.h"
 
-/* In milliseconds */
-#ifndef ROOTLESS_REDISPLAY_DELAY
-#define ROOTLESS_REDISPLAY_DELAY 10
-#endif
-
 extern int RootlessMiValidateTree(WindowPtr pRoot, WindowPtr pChild,
                                   VTKind kind);
 extern Bool RootlessCreateGC(GCPtr pGC);