diff --git a/kcontrol/locale/Makefile.am b/kcontrol/locale/Makefile.am
index df5b46511..260d2ba94 100644
--- a/kcontrol/locale/Makefile.am
+++ b/kcontrol/locale/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#AM_CPPFLAGS = -DTQT_NO_CAST_ASCII -DTQT_NO_COMPAT
-
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes)
 
 SUBDIRS = default pics
diff --git a/kstart/Makefile.am b/kstart/Makefile.am
index c182fb28c..9e261bae9 100644
--- a/kstart/Makefile.am
+++ b/kstart/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ####### Fiddle here
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DTQT_NO_CAST_ASCII -DTQT_NO_COMPAT
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -DTQT_NO_CAST_ASCII
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes)