1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/types.h b/src/nvim/types.h
index d90c623955..0bc2f76078 100644
--- a/src/nvim/types.h
+++ b/src/nvim/types.h
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 // dummy to pass an ACL to a function
 typedef void *vim_acl_T;
 
-// Shorthand for unsigned variables. Many systems, but not all, have u_char
-// already defined, so we use char_u to avoid trouble.
-typedef unsigned char char_u;
-
 // Can hold one decoded UTF-8 character.
 typedef uint32_t u8char_T;