diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index 7f5233e2c..5d2d492d0 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -4410,8 +4410,6 @@ API void notcurses_debug_caps(const struct notcurses* nc, FILE* debugfp)
 #define NCSTYLE_INVIS    0
 #define NCSTYLE_DIM      0
 #define NCSTYLE_BLINK    0
-#define CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER NCCHANNELS_INITIALIZER
-#define CHANNEL_RGB_INITIALIZER NCCHANNEL_INITIALIZER
 
 #undef ALLOC
 #undef API