diff --git a/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c b/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
index f40a52f8d2..5bcc2ec340 100644
--- a/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
+++ b/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "nut-scan.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 5
-
 #define ERR_BAD_OPTION	(-1)
 
 static const char optstring[] = "?ht:T:s:e:E:c:l:u:W:X:w:x:p:b:B:d:L:CUSMOAm:QnNPqIVaD";