diff --git a/glnx-local-alloc.h b/glnx-local-alloc.h
index 65ae747f..a6e0e9b4 100644
--- a/glnx-local-alloc.h
+++ b/glnx-local-alloc.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ glnx_local_obj_unref (void *v)
   if (o)
     g_object_unref (o);
 }
-#define glnx_unref_object __attribute__ ((cleanup(glnx_local_obj_unref)))
 
 /* Backwards-compat with older libglnx */
 #define glnx_steal_fd g_steal_fd