diff --git a/avl.c b/avl.c
index f17dab5..0dfd903 100644
--- a/avl.c
+++ b/avl.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ avl_insert_after(struct avl_tree *tree, struct avl_node *pos_node, struct avl_no
 static void
 avl_remove(struct avl_tree *tree, struct avl_node *node)
 {
-  list_remove(&node->list);
+  list_del(&node->list);
   tree->count--;
 }
 
diff --git a/list_compat.h b/list_compat.h
index 9329820..44cfedd 100644
--- a/list_compat.h
+++ b/list_compat.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef __LIST_COMPAT_H
 #define __LIST_COMPAT_H
 
-#define list_remove(_list)			list_del(_list)
 #define list_is_empty(_list)			list_empty(_list)
 #define list_next_element(_element, _member)	list_entry((_element)->_member.next, typeof(*(_element)), _member)