diff --git a/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h b/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
index 39cefe804c..89ce7c9bdf 100644
--- a/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
+++ b/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
@@ -1,38 +1,35 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2004-2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #ifndef PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H
 #  define PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H
 
 #include <crm/common/scheduler.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * \file
  * \brief Deprecated Pacemaker scheduler utilities
  * \ingroup pengine
  * \deprecated Do not include this header directly. The utilities in this
  *             header, and the header itself, will be removed in a future
  *             release.
  */
 
 //! \deprecated Use (pcmk_role_promoted + 1) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_MAX    (pcmk_role_promoted + 1)
 
-//! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unknown) instead
-#define RSC_ROLE_UNKNOWN_S      pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unknown)
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 #endif // PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H