diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 50809e3..e90dea9 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void destroy_node(struct list *l, struct list_node *node)
 
 int is_empty_list(const struct list *l)
 {
-	return (l->count == 0 ? TRUE : FALSE);
+	return l->count == 0;
 }
 
 int get_list_count(const struct list *l)
diff --git a/src/list.h b/src/list.h
index 9f35ef5..323972a 100644
--- a/src/list.h
+++ b/src/list.h
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 
 #define __LIST__
 
-#ifndef TRUE
-#define TRUE 1
-#define FALSE 0
-#endif
-
 struct list_node
 {
     /* pointer to the content of the node */