diff --git a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/shlextdbg/shlextdbg.cpp b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/shlextdbg/shlextdbg.cpp
index 3e1a29feea2..cbb7f9bc477 100644
--- a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/shlextdbg/shlextdbg.cpp
+++ b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/shlextdbg/shlextdbg.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include <atlstr.h>
 #include <atlsimpcoll.h>
 #include <conio.h>
- // hack for gcc:
-#define DbgPrint(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
 #include <shellutils.h>
 
 enum WaitType