diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 8a938c54..7b5674f3 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include "rng.h"
 
 
-#define STR(x) ((x) ? (x) : "")
-
 // Inotify cookies are uint32_t
 #define INOTIFY_FAKE_COOKIE ((int64_t)1 << 32)