diff --git a/avl.c b/avl.c
index 91b2bb8..545fd2a 100644
--- a/avl.c
+++ b/avl.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ avl_insert(struct avl_tree *tree, struct avl_node *new)
   new->leader = true;
 
   if (tree->root == NULL) {
-    list_add_head(&tree->list_head, &new->list);
+    list_add(&new->list, &tree->list_head);
     tree->root = new;
     tree->count = 1;
     return 0;
diff --git a/list_compat.h b/list_compat.h
index 3dd1fd6..1357287 100644
--- a/list_compat.h
+++ b/list_compat.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef __LIST_COMPAT_H
 #define __LIST_COMPAT_H
 
-#define list_add_head(_head, _list)		list_add(_list, _head)
 #define list_add_after(_after, _list)		list_add(_list, _after)
 #define list_add_before(_before, _list)		list_add_tail(_list, _before)
 #define list_remove(_list)			list_del(_list)