diff --git a/dcapi/include/dc_client.h b/dcapi/include/dc_client.h
index 4c0f81d9ba..9c0f230e1e 100644
--- a/dcapi/include/dc_client.h
+++ b/dcapi/include/dc_client.h
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ typedef enum {
 } DC_ClientEventType;
 
 
-/********************************************************************
- * Macro definitions
- */
-
-/* Support non-gcc compatible compilers */
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#define __attribute__(x)
-#endif
-
-
 /********************************************************************
  * Data types
  */