diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/sPlayer.c b/src/libespeak-ng/sPlayer.c
index 05fbd7c5..efe13d53 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/sPlayer.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/sPlayer.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ extern unsigned char *out_end;
 static speechPlayer_handle_t speechPlayerHandle=NULL;
 static const unsigned int minFadeLength=110;
 
-static int MAX(int a, int b) { return((a) > (b) ? a : b); }
 static int MIN(int a, int b) { return((a) < (b) ? a : b); }
 
 static bool needsMixWaveFile(WGEN_DATA *wdata) {