diff --git a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
index 20f07141..e2864b89 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
+++ b/util/nvmutil/nvmutil.c
@@ -165,12 +165,6 @@ static void usage(uint8_t usage_exit);
 #define NVM_WORDS (NVM_SIZE >> 1)
 #define NVM_CHECKSUM_WORD (NVM_WORDS - 1)
 
-/*
- * When reading files, we loop on error EINTR
- * a maximum number of times as defined, thus:
- */
-#define MAX_RETRY_RW 30
-
 /*
  * Portable macro based on BSD nitems.
  * Used to count the number of commands (see below).