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diff --git a/src/cmds.c b/src/cmds.c
index 6f9982eebb2..a975a8ed4e0 100644
--- a/src/cmds.c
+++ b/src/cmds.c
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ internal_self_insert (int c, EMACS_INT n)
 void
 syms_of_cmds (void)
 {
-  DEFSYM (Qkill_backward_chars, "kill-backward-chars");
   DEFSYM (Qkill_forward_chars, "kill-forward-chars");
 
   /* A possible value for a buffer's overwrite-mode variable.  */