diff --git a/lib/parsedate.c b/lib/parsedate.c
index 1d7f035f2..1e9381c7d 100644
--- a/lib/parsedate.c
+++ b/lib/parsedate.c
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ CURLcode Curl_gmtime(time_t intime, struct tm *store)
   const struct tm *tm;
 #ifdef HAVE_GMTIME_R
   /* thread-safe version */
-  tm = (struct tm *)(gmtime_r)(&intime, store);
+  tm = (struct tm *)gmtime_r(&intime, store);
 #else
-  tm = (gmtime)(&intime);
+  tm = gmtime(&intime);
   if(tm)
     *store = *tm; /* copy the pointed struct to the local copy */
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/setup_once.h b/lib/setup_once.h
index e817b6dea..1b6fde527 100644
--- a/lib/setup_once.h
+++ b/lib/setup_once.h
@@ -488,8 +488,5 @@ typedef int sig_atomic_t;
 
 #define ZERO_NULL 0
 
-#define gmtime(x) do_not_use_gmtime_use_Curl_gmtime()
-#define gmtime_r(x,y) do_not_use_gmtime_r_use_Curl_gmtime()
-
 #endif /* __SETUP_ONCE_H */