diff --git a/src/wrap_helpers.hpp b/src/wrap_helpers.hpp
index 84e1fbd66e4dec12def5a5d77ec5b305f8f19b42..a628e88d8411186580c10a950d9a0ed1adbfac15 100644
--- a/src/wrap_helpers.hpp
+++ b/src/wrap_helpers.hpp
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@
 namespace py = pybind11;
 
 
-#define PYTHON_ERROR(TYPE, REASON) \
-{ \
-  PyErr_SetString(PyExc_##TYPE, REASON); \
-  throw boost::python::error_already_set(); \
-}
-
 #define ENUM_VALUE(NAME) \
   value(#NAME, NAME)