diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index cc4fee41..7b1a12be 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ User api changes
 New features
 ------------
 
-Cmake project file added, aimed initially at Windows support: this replaces
+ - Cmake project file added, aimed initially at Windows support: this replaces
 the visual studio project files that were in the tree until now.
 
+ - PATH_MAX or MAX_PATH no longer needed
 
 
 v1.1-chrome26-firefox18
diff --git a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
index 8c7b23a7..3084b16c 100644
--- a/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/private-libwebsockets.h
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
 #ifdef WIN32
 #define LWS_NO_DAEMONIZE
 
-#ifndef PATH_MAX
-#define PATH_MAX MAX_PATH
-#endif
-
 #define compatible_close(fd) closesocket(fd);
 #ifdef  __MINGW64__                                                             
 #else