diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
index 5e90a95ad60b..056008db1377 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/reiserfs_xattr.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#define XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX "security."
-
 static int
 security_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
index 024a938ca60f..60abe2bb1f98 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/reiserfs_xattr.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#define XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX "trusted."
-
 static int
 trusted_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
index 073f39364b11..1384efcb938e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # include <linux/reiserfs_acl.h>
 #endif
 
-#define XATTR_USER_PREFIX "user."
-
 static int
 user_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 {