diff --git a/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-ip.cc b/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-ip.cc
index e026e97632bf67d122d974c578713962a2a3a4a9..4af7811e8668efe8b2b9f2549d105d7eccb21c18 100644
--- a/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-ip.cc
+++ b/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-ip.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define HAVE_DUNE_DETAILED_DISCRETIZATIONS 1
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-swip.cc b/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-swip.cc
index fa41a0c863dfe69ecb452269da45e91d71218211..6d912163514f9d1555bb7032012fe02c4d32d77b 100644
--- a/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-swip.cc
+++ b/examples/elliptic/discontinuousgalerkin-swip.cc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#define HAVE_DUNE_DETAILED_DISCRETIZATIONS 1
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>