diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
index 2a5e13a13d380b9c131a74c97900e4663d11e7b0..908d7cec6ca8c9fed255754632d3b7237da9c74e 100644
--- a/include/flash.h
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ typedef unsigned long flash_sect_t;
 #define FLASH_CFI_BY16		0x02
 #define FLASH_CFI_BY32		0x04
 #define FLASH_CFI_BY64		0x08
-/* convert between bit value and numeric value */
-#define CFI_FLASH_SHIFT_WIDTH	3
 /*
  * Values for the flash device interface
  */