diff --git a/ccstruct/blobs.h b/ccstruct/blobs.h
index c7118a177..0119b47df 100644
--- a/ccstruct/blobs.h
+++ b/ccstruct/blobs.h
@@ -437,17 +437,6 @@ struct TWERD {
   bool latin_script;             // This word is in a latin-based script.
 };
 
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
-              M a c r o s
-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**********************************************************************
- * free_widths
- *
- * Free the memory taken up by a width array.
- **********************************************************************/
-#define free_widths(w)  \
-if (w) memfree (w)
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
               F u n c t i o n s
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------*/