diff --git a/config.h.win32.in b/config.h.win32.in
index a0a14e34f..90c4fd67f 100644
--- a/config.h.win32.in
+++ b/config.h.win32.in
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 /* always defined to indicate that i18n is enabled */
 #define ENABLE_NLS 1
 
-/* include GRegex */
-#define ENABLE_REGEX /**/
-
 /* Define the gettext package to be used */
 #define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "@GETTEXT_PACKAGE@"