diff --git a/Modules/main.c b/Modules/main.c
index 8a9f5a25ee..c4883c95ed 100644
--- a/Modules/main.c
+++ b/Modules/main.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL_H
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#define PATH_MAX MAXPATHLEN
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index bac39c23b4..33cebc17a0 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 #undef BYTE
 #include "windows.h"
-#define PATH_MAX MAXPATHLEN
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __gnu_hurd__