diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index cf323adc..486e8351 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ void uv__next(EV_P_ ev_idle* watcher, int revents);
 static void uv__finish_close(uv_handle_t* handle);
 
 
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#define __attribute__(a)
-#endif
-
-
 void uv_close(uv_handle_t* handle, uv_close_cb close_cb) {
   uv_udp_t* udp;
   uv_async_t* async;