diff --git a/toxcore/tox.api.h b/toxcore/tox.api.h
index ee70bbd966..da7e8c234b 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.api.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.api.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ const VERSION_PATCH                = 0;
 
 /**
  * A macro to check at preprocessing time whether the client code is compatible
- * with the installed version of Tox. Leading zeros in the version number are 
+ * with the installed version of Tox. Leading zeros in the version number are
  * ignored. E.g. 0.1.5 is to 0.1.4 what 1.5 is to 1.4, that is: it can add new
  * features, but can't break the API.
  */
@@ -202,13 +202,6 @@ const VERSION_PATCH                = 0;
     )                                                                   \
   )
 
-/**
- * A macro to make compilation fail if the client code is not compatible with
- * the installed version of Tox.
- */
-#define TOX_VERSION_REQUIRE(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH)                \
-  typedef char tox_required_version[TOX_IS_COMPATIBLE(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH) ? 1 : -1]
-
 static namespace version {
 
   /**
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.h b/toxcore/tox.h
index 934145a3f3..e0f36343ac 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.h
@@ -205,13 +205,6 @@ uint32_t tox_version_patch(void);
     )                                                                   \
   )
 
-/**
- * A macro to make compilation fail if the client code is not compatible with
- * the installed version of Tox.
- */
-#define TOX_VERSION_REQUIRE(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH)                \
-  typedef char tox_required_version[TOX_IS_COMPATIBLE(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH) ? 1 : -1]
-
 /**
  * Return whether the compiled library version is compatible with the passed
  * version numbers.