diff --git a/include/plat/common/common_def.h b/include/plat/common/common_def.h
index 077080d..43c69cc 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/common_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/common_def.h
@@ -69,15 +69,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Macros to wrap declarations of deprecated APIs within Trusted Firmware.
- * The callers of these APIs will continue to compile as long as the build
- * flag WARN_DEPRECATED is zero. Else the compiler will emit a warning
- * when the callers of these APIs are compiled.
+ * The callers of these APIs will continue to compile with a warning as long
+ * as the build flag ERROR_DEPRECATED is zero.
  */
-#if WARN_DEPRECATED
 #define __warn_deprecated	__attribute__ ((deprecated))
-#else
-#define __warn_deprecated
-#endif
 
 #endif /* __COMMON_DEF_H__ */