diff --git a/src/utils/pactl.c b/src/utils/pactl.c
index 141ab5b16..51de1204e 100644
--- a/src/utils/pactl.c
+++ b/src/utils/pactl.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 #include <pulsecore/log.h>
 #include <pulsecore/sndfile-util.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE (16*1024)
-
 static pa_context *context = NULL;
 static pa_mainloop_api *mainloop_api = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/utils/pasuspender.c b/src/utils/pasuspender.c
index c327ee415..534b77b4a 100644
--- a/src/utils/pasuspender.c
+++ b/src/utils/pasuspender.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 #include <pulsecore/macro.h>
 
-#define BUFSIZE 1024
-
 static pa_context *context = NULL;
 static pa_mainloop_api *mainloop_api = NULL;
 static char **child_argv = NULL;