diff --git a/src/openflow/wscript b/src/openflow/wscript
index 37648f437..42530a324 100644
--- a/src/openflow/wscript
+++ b/src/openflow/wscript
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ def build(bld):
 	obj.source.append('helper/openflow-switch-helper.cc')
 
         obj.env.append_value('DEFINES', 'NS3_OPENFLOW')
-        obj.use.append("OPENFLOW")
 
 	obj_test.source.append('test/openflow-switch-test-suite.cc')
 	headers.source.append('model/openflow-interface.h')