diff --git a/Base/Py/PyCore.h b/Base/Py/PyCore.h
index f116064d0e29fc07ab1d40b8076d279d8eded46b..0c1a0e40a9025c6474c786e981d7c5e5ed7e546b 100644
--- a/Base/Py/PyCore.h
+++ b/Base/Py/PyCore.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 
 #ifdef BORNAGAIN_PYTHON
 
-#define NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API NPY_1_7_API_VERSION
-
 #undef _POSIX_C_SOURCE
 #undef _XOPEN_SOURCE