diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 134d40b7..9eefa76f 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ extern enum __pmerrno_t {
 	PM_ERR_DB_NOT_FOUND,
 	PM_ERR_DB_WRITE,
 	PM_ERR_DB_REMOVE,
-	PM_ERR_DB_UPTODATE,
 	/* Configuration */
 	PM_ERR_OPT_LOGFILE,
 	PM_ERR_OPT_DBPATH,
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/error.c b/lib/libalpm/error.c
index 1428ff35..336b7152 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/error.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/error.c
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ char *alpm_strerror(int err)
 			return "could not update database";
 		case PM_ERR_DB_REMOVE:
 			return "could not remove database entry";
-		case PM_ERR_DB_UPTODATE:
-			return "database is up to date";
 		/* Configuration */
 		case PM_ERR_OPT_LOGFILE:
 		case PM_ERR_OPT_DBPATH: