diff --git a/src/core/common.h b/src/core/common.h
index 2cc3d98c..955225cc 100644
--- a/src/core/common.h
+++ b/src/core/common.h
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ inline uint32 ldb(uint32 p, uint32 s, uint32 w)
 	return w>>p & (1<<s)-1;
 }
 
-
-#ifndef RWLIBS
-// little hack
-extern void **rwengine;
-#define RwEngineInstance (*rwengine)
-#endif
-
 #include "skeleton.h"
 #include "Draw.h"