diff --git a/include/linux/if_ether.h b/include/linux/if_ether.h
index bed7a4682b90..f9c3df03db0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ extern struct ctl_table ether_table[];
 
 extern ssize_t sysfs_format_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len);
 
-#define MAC_FMT "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x"
-
 #endif
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_IF_ETHER_H */