diff --git a/libc/include/pthread.h b/libc/include/pthread.h
index 0ad14dd..83a56d6 100644
--- a/libc/include/pthread.h
+++ b/libc/include/pthread.h
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@
 #define PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP { { ((PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE & 3) << 14) } }
 #define PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP { { ((PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK & 3) << 14) } }
 
-/* TODO: remove this namespace pollution. */
-#define PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER PTHREAD_ERRORCHECK_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
-#define PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER_NP
-
 typedef struct {
 #if defined(__LP64__)
   int32_t __private[12];