diff --git a/cffi-socket.lisp b/cffi-socket.lisp
index ddd81a3..bc278dc 100644
--- a/cffi-socket.lisp
+++ b/cffi-socket.lisp
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
;; Sockets
-(deftype file-descriptor ()
- `(unsigned-byte (1- (* 8 (foreign-type-size :int)))))
-
(defcfun ("socket" c-socket) :int
(domain :int)
(type :int)