diff --git a/include/libtorrent/build_config.hpp b/include/libtorrent/build_config.hpp
index 053826846..00483f088 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/build_config.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/build_config.hpp
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define TORRENT_CFG_IPV6 noipv_-
 #endif
 
-#ifdef TORRENT_DISABLE_POOL_ALLOCATORS
-#define TORRENT_CFG_POOL nopools_
-#else
-#define TORRENT_CFG_POOL pools_
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _UNICODE
 #define TORRENT_CFG_UNICODE unicode_
 #else
@@ -96,10 +90,9 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define TORRENT_CFG \
 	BOOST_PP_CAT(TORRENT_CFG_DEBUG, \
 	BOOST_PP_CAT(TORRENT_CFG_TIME, \
-	BOOST_PP_CAT(TORRENT_CFG_POOL, \
 	BOOST_PP_CAT(TORRENT_CFG_LOG, \
 	BOOST_PP_CAT(TORRENT_CFG_DEPR, \
-	TORRENT_CFG_EXT)))))
+	TORRENT_CFG_EXT))))
 
 #define TORRENT_CFG_STRING BOOST_PP_STRINGIZE(TORRENT_CFG)