diff --git a/src/.clang-format b/src/.clang-format
index 2edf45a1808..32ad6820e64 100644
--- a/src/.clang-format
+++ b/src/.clang-format
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ ForEachMacros:
   - nir_foreach_use_including_if_safe
   - nir_foreach_use_safe
 
-  - nir_foreach_def
-  - nir_foreach_def_safe
-
   - nir_foreach_phi_src
   - nir_foreach_phi_src_safe
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index c207800b050..6ff047e25b0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -1043,12 +1043,6 @@ nir_dest_init(void)
 
 #define NIR_DEST_INIT nir_dest_init()
 
-#define nir_foreach_def(dest, reg) \
-   list_for_each_entry(nir_dest, dest, &(reg)->defs, reg.def_link)
-
-#define nir_foreach_def_safe(dest, reg) \
-   list_for_each_entry_safe(nir_dest, dest, &(reg)->defs, reg.def_link)
-
 static inline nir_src
 nir_src_for_ssa(nir_ssa_def *def)
 {