diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
index 37ae4325ca..e528d7622c 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_scsi.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 VIR_LOG_INIT("storage.storage_backend_scsi");
 
 #define LINUX_SYSFS_SCSI_HOST_PREFIX "/sys/class/scsi_host"
-#define LINUX_SYSFS_SCSI_HOST_POSTFIX "device"
 #define LINUX_SYSFS_SCSI_HOST_SCAN_STRING "- - -"
 
 typedef struct _virStoragePoolFCRefreshInfo virStoragePoolFCRefreshInfo;