diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/components.dm b/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
index 81155b29..386d67fd 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // /datum signals
-#define COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING "parent_qdeleting"			//just before a datum's Destroy() is called: (force), at this point none of the other components chose to interrupt qdel and Destroy will be called
 // /atom signals
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