diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6187645fd..fb366fb91 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2011-09-17  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	Remove unused FT_ALIGNMENT macro.
+
+	* builds/unix/ftconfig.in, builds/vms/ftconfig.h,
+	include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h: Do it.
+
 2011-09-17  Alexei Podtelezhnikov  <apodtele@gmail.com>
 
 	[smooth] Slightly optimize conic and cubic flatterners.
diff --git a/builds/unix/ftconfig.in b/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
index 46ef6e1da..fd4a5cd4f 100644
--- a/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
+++ b/builds/unix/ftconfig.in
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #endif /* !FT_USE_AUTOCONF_SIZEOF_TYPES */
 
 
-  /* Preferred alignment of data */
-#define FT_ALIGNMENT  8
-
-
   /* FT_UNUSED is a macro used to indicate that a given parameter is not  */
   /* used -- this is only used to get rid of unpleasant compiler warnings */
 #ifndef FT_UNUSED
diff --git a/builds/vms/ftconfig.h b/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
index aefb54483..99c37db39 100644
--- a/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
+++ b/builds/vms/ftconfig.h
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #define FT_CHAR_BIT  8
 
 
-  /* Preferred alignment of data */
-#define FT_ALIGNMENT  8
-
-
   /* FT_UNUSED is a macro used to indicate that a given parameter is not  */
   /* used -- this is only used to get rid of unpleasant compiler warnings */
 #ifndef FT_UNUSED
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h b/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
index b30489676..a9e767cdb 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 #endif
 
 
-  /* Preferred alignment of data */
-#define FT_ALIGNMENT  8
-
-
   /* FT_UNUSED is a macro used to indicate that a given parameter is not  */
   /* used -- this is only used to get rid of unpleasant compiler warnings */
 #ifndef FT_UNUSED