diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/pml.h b/ompi/mca/pml/pml.h
index 129f4e984f..fbf41f046a 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/pml.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/pml.h
@@ -497,10 +497,6 @@ typedef mca_pml_base_module_1_0_0_t mca_pml_base_module_t;
 #define MCA_PML_CALL_EXPANDER(a, b) MCA_PML_CALL_STAMP(a,b)
 #define MCA_PML_CALL(a) MCA_PML_CALL_EXPANDER(MCA_pml_DIRECT_CALL_COMPONENT, a)
 
-#define MCA_PML_CALL_STAMP(a, b) mca_pml_ ## a ## _ ## b
-#define MCA_PML_CALL_EXPANDER(a, b) MCA_PML_CALL_STAMP(a,b)
-#define MCA_PML_CALL(a) MCA_PML_CALL_EXPANDER(MCA_pml_DIRECT_CALL_COMPONENT, a)
-
 #else
 #define MCA_PML_CALL(a) mca_pml.pml_ ## a
 #endif