diff --git a/src/inotify-backend.c b/src/inotify-backend.c
index 3fd830e..afa3b26 100644
--- a/src/inotify-backend.c
+++ b/src/inotify-backend.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "inotify-syscalls.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
+#define IN_ONLYDIR 0x01000000
+
 #define WATCH_MASK (IN_MOVE | IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE | IN_ONLYDIR)
 
 #define PROCFS_PATH "/proc/sys/fs/inotify/"
diff --git a/src/inotify-backend.h b/src/inotify-backend.h
index 7ae9aea..02f42e4 100644
--- a/src/inotify-backend.h
+++ b/src/inotify-backend.h
@@ -50,20 +50,7 @@ struct inotify_event {
 #define IN_CLOSE	     (IN_CLOSE_WRITE | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE)	/* Close.  */
 #define IN_MOVE		     (IN_MOVED_FROM | IN_MOVED_TO)		/* Moves.  */
 
-/* Special flags.  */
-#define IN_ONLYDIR	     0x01000000	/* Only watch the path if it is a
-                                directory.  */
-#define IN_DONT_FOLLOW	 0x02000000	/* Do not follow a sym link.  */
-#define IN_MASK_ADD	     0x20000000	/* Add to the mask of an already
-                                existing watch.  */
 #define IN_ISDIR	     0x40000000	/* Event occurred against dir.  */
-#define IN_ONESHOT	     0x80000000	/* Only send event once.  */
-
-/* All events which a program can wait on. */
-#define IN_ALL_EVENTS	 (IN_ACCESS | IN_MODIFY | IN_ATTRIB | IN_CLOSE_WRITE  \
-			  | IN_CLOSE_NOWRITE | IN_OPEN | IN_MOVED_FROM	                  \
-			  | IN_MOVED_TO | IN_CREATE | IN_DELETE		                      \
-			  | IN_DELETE_SELF | IN_MOVE_SELF)
 
 int inotify_backend_init(void);