diff --git a/include/user_settings.h b/include/user_settings.h
index 45630807f..8c65f6974 100644
--- a/include/user_settings.h
+++ b/include/user_settings.h
@@ -412,10 +412,6 @@ extern int tolower(int c);
 #   define WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WOLFCRYPT_SECURE_MODE
-typedef unsigned long time_t;
-#endif
-
 #endif /* WOLFBOOT_PKCS11_APP */
 
 #endif /* !H_USER_SETTINGS_ */