diff --git a/libavcodec/apedec.c b/libavcodec/apedec.c
index f2504faed6..2d624cd72e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/apedec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/apedec.c
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#define BITSTREAM_READER_LE
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "dsputil.h"
-#include "get_bits.h"
 #include "bytestream.h"
 #include "libavutil/audioconvert.h"
 #include "libavutil/avassert.h"