diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 11c657fd87..fcbbab8327 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -423,12 +423,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_WIRESHARK_PCAP_REMOTE_CHECK],
 [
     ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
     LIBS="$PCAP_LIBS $LIBS"
-    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_REMOTE, 1, [Define to 1 to enable remote
-              capturing feature in WinPcap library])
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(pcap_open)
     if test $ac_cv_func_pcap_open = "yes" ; then
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE, 1,
-            [Define to 1 if you have WinPcap remote capturing support and prefer to use these new API features.])
+            [Define to 1 if you have libpcap/WinPcap remote capturing support and prefer to use these new API features.])
     fi
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS(pcap_setsampling)
     LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindPCAP.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindPCAP.cmake
index 85053abff4..508d46b3a7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindPCAP.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindPCAP.cmake
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ if( PCAP_FOUND )
   check_function_exists( "pcap_open" HAVE_PCAP_OPEN )
   if( HAVE_PCAP_OPEN )
     set( HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE 1 )
-    set( HAVE_REMOTE 1 )
   endif()
 
   cmake_pop_check_state()
diff --git a/cmakeconfig.h.in b/cmakeconfig.h.in
index 043c6ada08..cfb01047c0 100644
--- a/cmakeconfig.h.in
+++ b/cmakeconfig.h.in
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `pcap_open_dead' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PCAP_OPEN_DEAD 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have WinPcap remote capturing support and prefer to use
-   these new API features. */
+/* Define to 1 if you have libpcap/WinPcap remote capturing support. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PCAP_REMOTE 1
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `pcap_set_datalink' function. */
@@ -291,9 +290,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the optreset variable */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_OPTRESET 1
 
-/* Define to 1 to enable remote capturing feature in WinPcap library */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_REMOTE 1
-
 /* Define if sa_len field exists in struct sockaddr */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN 1