diff --git a/lib/xalloc-die.c b/lib/xalloc-die.c
index ff5ac9e67..9b4a76c6b 100644
--- a/lib/xalloc-die.c
+++ b/lib/xalloc-die.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* Report a memory allocation failure and exit.
 
-   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free
+   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Free
    Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "gettext.h"
 #define _(msgid) gettext (msgid)
-#define N_(msgid) msgid
 
 void
 xalloc_die (void)