diff --git a/lib/editline/edit_locl.h b/lib/editline/edit_locl.h
index f2419bbd6..427f493d5 100644
--- a/lib/editline/edit_locl.h
+++ b/lib/editline/edit_locl.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ typedef struct direct	DIRENTRY;
 #define S_ISDIR(m)		(((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR)
 #endif	/* !defined(S_ISDIR) */
 
-typedef unsigned char	CHAR;
-
 #define MEM_INC		64
 #define SCREEN_INC	256