diff --git a/src/core/particle_data.hpp b/src/core/particle_data.hpp
index c3b3ed1aa84..4e3a983ab93 100644
--- a/src/core/particle_data.hpp
+++ b/src/core/particle_data.hpp
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ enum {
 /** \ref ParticleProperties::ext_flag "ext_flag" mask to check whether any of
  *  the coordinates is fixed. */
 #define COORDS_FIX_MASK (COORD_FIXED(0) | COORD_FIXED(1) | COORD_FIXED(2))
-/** \ref ParticleProperties::ext_flag "ext_flag" mask to check whether all of
- *  the coordinates are fixed. */
-#define COORDS_ALL_FIXED (COORD_FIXED(0) & COORD_FIXED(1) & COORD_FIXED(2))
 
 #ifdef ROTATION
 /** \ref ParticleProperties::ext_flag "ext_flag" value for particle subject to
diff --git a/src/python/espressomd/particle_data.pyx b/src/python/espressomd/particle_data.pyx
index 6f6c3cfeb67..753a9a160ba 100644
--- a/src/python/espressomd/particle_data.pyx
+++ b/src/python/espressomd/particle_data.pyx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def _COORD_FIXED(coord):
 
 
 COORDS_FIX_MASK = _COORD_FIXED(0) | _COORD_FIXED(1) | _COORD_FIXED(2)
-COORDS_ALL_FIXED = _COORD_FIXED(0) & _COORD_FIXED(1) & _COORD_FIXED(2)
 PARTICLE_EXT_TORQUE = 16
 ROT_X = 2
 ROT_Y = 4