diff --git a/src/modules/uavcan/module.mk b/src/modules/uavcan/module.mk
index 3966210b52..c91208342a 100644
--- a/src/modules/uavcan/module.mk
+++ b/src/modules/uavcan/module.mk
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ SRCS += $(LIBUAVCAN_SRC)
 INCLUDE_DIRS += $(LIBUAVCAN_INC)
 EXTRADEFINES += -DUAVCAN_MEM_POOL_BLOCK_SIZE=56 \
                 -DUAVCAN_TOSTRING=0 \
-                -DUAVCAN_CPP_VERSION=UAVCAN_CPP03 \
-                -DUAVCAN_IMPLEMENT_PLACEMENT_NEW=1
+                -DUAVCAN_CPP_VERSION=UAVCAN_CPP03
 
 #
 # libuavcan drivers for STM32