diff --git a/include/yarp/defines.h b/include/yarp/defines.h
index 9dba8f7851c..6d52020ab85 100644
--- a/include/yarp/defines.h
+++ b/include/yarp/defines.h
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@
 #   define YP_EXPORTED_FUNCTION __declspec(dllexport) extern
 #else
 #   ifndef YP_EXPORTED_FUNCTION
-#       ifndef RUBY_FUNC_EXPORTED
-#           define YP_EXPORTED_FUNCTION __attribute__((__visibility__("default"))) extern
-#       else
-#           define YP_EXPORTED_FUNCTION RUBY_FUNC_EXPORTED
-#       endif
+#     define YP_EXPORTED_FUNCTION
 #   endif
 #endif