diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ca7ea18a1..074b81e0c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -426,10 +426,6 @@ if( KICAD_USE_OCC )
     unset( KICAD_USE_OCE CACHE )
 endif()
 
-if( KICAD_USE_CUSTOM_PADS )
-    add_definitions( -DKICAD_USE_CUSTOM_PADS )
-endif()
-
 
 # KIFACE_SUFFIX is the file extension used for top level program modules which
 # implement the KIFACE interface.  A valid suffix starts with a period '.'.