diff --git a/lisp/org-compat.el b/lisp/org-compat.el
index d6a11fdfe..c4dd18246 100644
--- a/lisp/org-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/org-compat.el
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ any other entries, and any resulting duplicates will be removed entirely."
 
 
 ;;; cl macros no longer available in the trunk
-(defalias 'org-flet (if (org-version-check "24.1.50" "cl" :predicate)
-			'cl-flet*
-		      'flet))
-
 (defalias 'org-labels (if (org-version-check "24.1.50" "cl" :predicate)
 			  'cl-labels
 			'labels))