diff --git a/compiler/fpcdefs.inc b/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
index d0d9a0628a..d79ca5b3b2 100644
--- a/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
+++ b/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
 
 { This reduces the memory requirements a lot }
 {$PACKENUM 1}
-{$ifdef FPC_HAS_VARSETS}
 {$ifndef FPC_BIG_ENDIAN}
 { $define USE_PACKSET1}
 {$endif}
-{$endif FPC_HAS_VARSETS}
 
 {$ifdef USE_PACKSET1}
 {$PACKSET 1}
diff --git a/compiler/options.pas b/compiler/options.pas
index 8ad87641b7..5c883dfbb6 100644
--- a/compiler/options.pas
+++ b/compiler/options.pas
@@ -3248,7 +3248,6 @@ begin
   def_system_macro('VER'+version_nr+'_'+release_nr+'_'+patch_nr);
 
 { Temporary defines, until things settle down }
-  def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_VARSETS');
   def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_VALGRINDBOOL');
   def_system_macro('FPC_HAS_STR_CURRENCY');
   def_system_macro('FPC_REAL2REAL_FIXED');