diff --git a/src/prec.f90 b/src/prec.f90
index 2616a6dcf..8de82fee8 100644
--- a/src/prec.f90
+++ b/src/prec.f90
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ module prec
   integer,     parameter :: pReal      = IEEE_selected_real_kind(15,307)                            !< number with 15 significant digits, up to 1e+-307 (typically 64 bit)
   integer,     parameter :: pI32       = selected_int_kind(9)                                       !< number with at least up to +-1e9 (typically 32 bit)
   integer,     parameter :: pI64       = selected_int_kind(18)                                      !< number with at least up to +-1e18 (typically 64 bit)
-#if(INT==8)
-  integer,     parameter :: pInt       = pI64
-#else
-  integer,     parameter :: pInt       = pI32
-#endif
 #ifdef PETSC
   PetscInt,    private   :: dummy
   integer,     parameter :: pPETSCINT  = kind(dummy)