diff --git a/ssh/pathnames.h b/ssh/pathnames.h
index 49b8859..1ce8fc5 100644
--- a/ssh/pathnames.h
+++ b/ssh/pathnames.h
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
  * called by a name other than "ssh" or "Secure Shell".
  */
 
-#ifndef ETCDIR
 #define ETCDIR				"/etc"
-#endif
 #define SSHDIR				ETCDIR "/ssh"
 #define _PATH_SSH_PIDDIR		"/var/run"