diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
index 8992bccd..ff1e9767 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/hash_table.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # pragma once
 #endif
 
-#define BOOST_UNORDERED_PARANOID
-
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
 
 #include <cstddef>