diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 834ba6f..9f67c31 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 
-/* Enable static keyword, hides internal methods. */
-#undef HIDE
-
 /* Define to 1 if `lstat' dereferences a symlink specified with a trailing
    slash. */
 #undef LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eb502b3..7ed4a1d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10907,9 +10907,6 @@ fi
 
 $as_echo "#define SYS_UNIX 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-
-$as_echo "#define HIDE 1" >>confdefs.h
-
 ac_fn_c_check_type "$LINENO" "size_t" "ac_cv_type_size_t" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_type_size_t" = x""yes; then :
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 60c1fdc..af6feec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ AC_HEADER_TIOCGWINSZ
 
 # Overrides and types, should be a check.
 AC_DEFINE([SYS_UNIX], [1], [Default to UNIX backend, should be detected.])
-AC_DEFINE([HIDE], [1], [Enable static keyword, hides internal methods.])
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 
 # Checks for library functions.