diff --git a/perl/Git.xs b/perl/Git.xs
index c8242103b5f..2bbec4365f9 100644
--- a/perl/Git.xs
+++ b/perl/Git.xs
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@
 #include "../cache.h"
 #include "../exec_cmd.h"
 
-#define die perlyshadow_die__
-
 /* XS and Perl interface */
 #include "EXTERN.h"
 #include "perl.h"
 #include "XSUB.h"
 
-#undef die
-
 
 static char *
 report_xs(const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params)