diff --git a/src/nss-systemd/nss-systemd.c b/src/nss-systemd/nss-systemd.c
index 17d04e958d..c80972742b 100644
--- a/src/nss-systemd/nss-systemd.c
+++ b/src/nss-systemd/nss-systemd.c
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@
 #include "user-util.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-#ifndef NOBODY_USER_NAME
-#define NOBODY_USER_NAME "nobody"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef NOBODY_GROUP_NAME
-#define NOBODY_GROUP_NAME "nobody"
-#endif
-
 static const struct passwd root_passwd = {
         .pw_name = (char*) "root",
         .pw_passwd = (char*) "x", /* see shadow file */