diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9369a8ade0b210f4d898a362a6797c8300f0891e..1aaa72b38496a9c7bacd3446d7b4e99c25572d19 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
     bf_max_job_array_resv.
  -- Enable operator to reset sdiag data.
  -- jobcomp/elasticsearch plugin: Add array_job_id and array_task_id fields.
+ -- Remove duplicate #define IS_NODE_POWER_UP
 
 * Changes in Slurm 15.08.3
 ==========================
diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.h b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.h
index 6bc06134a6968e17bea10e0d2dd8989f5f2aec62..e433891e22df6216993d3c35b2fa5c0887a8bf46 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.h
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.h
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@
 	(_X->node_state & NODE_STATE_NO_RESPOND)
 #define IS_NODE_POWER_SAVE(_X)		\
 	(_X->node_state & NODE_STATE_POWER_SAVE)
-#define IS_NODE_POWER_UP(_X)		\
-	(_X->node_state & NODE_STATE_POWER_UP)
 #define IS_NODE_FAIL(_X)		\
 	(_X->node_state & NODE_STATE_FAIL)
 #define IS_NODE_POWER_UP(_X)		\