diff --git a/src/odbc/odbc.c b/src/odbc/odbc.c
index 3a15dab..73ee185 100644
--- a/src/odbc/odbc.c
+++ b/src/odbc/odbc.c
@@ -1291,9 +1291,6 @@ SQLRETURN SQL_API SQLColumns(
     SQLSMALLINT        cbTableName,
     SQLCHAR           *szColumnName,
     SQLSMALLINT        cbColumnName)
-#ifdef HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_ALIAS
-__attribute__((used))
-#endif
 {
 	struct _hstmt *stmt = (struct _hstmt *) hstmt;
 	MdbSQL *sql = stmt->sql;