diff --git a/snappy-stubs-public.h.in b/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
index 2fd82ad..416ab99 100644
--- a/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
+++ b/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ using uint32 = std::uint32_t;
 using int64 = std::int64_t;
 using uint64 = std::uint64_t;
 
-using string = std::string;
-
 #if !${HAVE_SYS_UIO_H_01}  // !HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
 // Windows does not have an iovec type, yet the concept is universally useful.
 // It is simple to define it ourselves, so we put it inside our own namespace.