diff --git a/api/HardwareSPI.h b/api/HardwareSPI.h
index 6be2b927..b8bf1ab1 100644
--- a/api/HardwareSPI.h
+++ b/api/HardwareSPI.h
@@ -139,7 +139,4 @@ class HardwareSPI
     virtual void end() = 0;
 };
 
-// Alias SPIClass to HardwareSPI since it's already the defacto standard for SPI class name
-typedef HardwareSPI SPIClass;
-
 }