diff --git a/compiler/mips/parms.lisp b/compiler/mips/parms.lisp
index 451311df1fdf8479add4244720d2cb9f2a0fd47d..d5528e912ee1c905368681f35b0de44ca7c43327 100644
--- a/compiler/mips/parms.lisp
+++ b/compiler/mips/parms.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ;;; Scott Fahlman (FAHLMAN@CMUC). 
 ;;; **********************************************************************
 ;;;
-;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/mips/parms.lisp,v 1.79 1990/11/03 03:20:53 wlott Exp $
+;;; $Header: /Volumes/share2/src/cmucl/cvs2git/cvsroot/src/compiler/mips/parms.lisp,v 1.80 1990/11/03 15:34:32 wlott Exp $
 ;;;
 ;;;    This file contains some parameterizations of various VM
 ;;; attributes for the MIPS.  This file is separate from other stuff so 
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 
 ;;;; Compiler constants.
 
-;;; Maximum number of SCs allowed.
-;;;
-(defconstant sc-number-limit 32)
-
 (eval-when (compile eval load)
 
 (setf (backend-name *backend*) "PMAX")