diff --git a/cpukit/include/rtems/rtems/eventimpl.h b/cpukit/include/rtems/rtems/eventimpl.h
index 141ea46082..9ccee0adbd 100644
--- a/cpukit/include/rtems/rtems/eventimpl.h
+++ b/cpukit/include/rtems/rtems/eventimpl.h
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ extern "C" {
  * @{
  */
 
-/**
- *  This constant is passed as the event_in to the
- *  rtems_event_receive directive to determine which events are pending.
- */
-#define EVENT_CURRENT  0
-
 /**
  *  The following constant is the value of an event set which
  *  has no events pending.