diff --git a/Makefile.kokkos b/Makefile.kokkos
index 4fe9268b50..25080c66e3 100644
--- a/Makefile.kokkos
+++ b/Makefile.kokkos
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ endif
 #only add the c++ standard flags if this is not CMake
 tmp := $(call kokkos_append_header,"/* General Settings */")
 ifneq ($(KOKKOS_INTERNAL_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_CODE), 1)
-  tmp := $(call kokkos_append_header,"$H""define KOKKOS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_CODE_3")
   tmp := $(call kokkos_append_header,"$H""define KOKKOS_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_CODE_4")
 endif
 ifeq ($(KOKKOS_INTERNAL_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS), 1)