diff --git a/targets/Makefile.common b/targets/Makefile.common
index 106aa5f3e3..c3d21423bd 100644
--- a/targets/Makefile.common
+++ b/targets/Makefile.common
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ ifeq 	($(gccxml_available), 0)
 $(error gccxml is missing, please install)
 endif
 CFLAGS += -I$(OPENAIR2_DIR)/COMMON -DENABLE_ITTI $(UTILS_incl)
-ifndef DISABLE_ITTI_EVENT_FD
-CFLAGS += -DENABLE_EVENT_FD
-endif
 endif
 
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