diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index a62f8dbd4e..d3ee0214c5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -363,10 +363,4 @@ int ff_int_from_list_or_default(void *ctx, const char * val_name, int val,
 
 void ff_dvdsub_parse_palette(uint32_t *palette, const char *p);
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && CONFIG_SHARED && !defined(BUILDING_avcodec)
-#    define av_export_avcodec __declspec(dllimport)
-#else
-#    define av_export_avcodec
-#endif
-
 #endif /* AVCODEC_INTERNAL_H */