diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index 22e9b328975b..45bc7a5225ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -1653,9 +1653,6 @@ do {									\
 } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define err(format, arg...)					\
-	printk(KERN_ERR KBUILD_MODNAME ": " format "\n", ##arg)
-
 /* debugfs stuff */
 extern struct dentry *usb_debug_root;