diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index ca6ee13..cad334d 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ doc/doxyfooter -text
 src/H5Block.c -text
 src/H5Block.h -text
 src/H5BlockErrors.h -text
-src/H5BlockPrivate.h -text
 src/H5BlockTypes.h -text
 src/H5Fed.c -text
 src/H5Fed.h -text
diff --git a/src/H5BlockPrivate.h b/src/H5BlockPrivate.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cc5ec1..0000000
--- a/src/H5BlockPrivate.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __H5BLOCKPRIVATE_H
-#define __H5BLOCKPRIVATE_H
-
-#define H5BLOCK_GROUPNAME_BLOCK	"Block"
-
-#endif