diff --git a/src/db/iocInit.c b/src/db/iocInit.c
index 0a5de444c..7fa611cb9 100644
--- a/src/db/iocInit.c
+++ b/src/db/iocInit.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
 #define MODULE_TYPES_INIT 1
 #include        <module_types.h>
 
-#define LOCAL
 
 LOCAL int initialized=FALSE;