diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index 6223a71ab..f280854df 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ enum class return_value_policy : uint8_t {
 };
 
 #define PYBIND11_HAS_RETURN_VALUE_POLICY_RETURN_AS_BYTES
-#define PYBIND11_HAS_RETURN_VALUE_POLICY_CLIF_AUTOMATIC
 
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)