diff --git a/src/network/ssl/socket.c b/src/network/ssl/socket.c
index e0c34179..eca7ed3d 100644
--- a/src/network/ssl/socket.c
+++ b/src/network/ssl/socket.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ ssl_connect(struct socket *socket)
 	 * ELinks must just cast the pointer the best it can and hope
 	 * that the conversions match.  */
 	gnutls_transport_set_ptr(*((ssl_t *) socket->ssl),
-				 (gnutls_transport_ptr_t) (longptr_T) socket->fd);
+				 (gnutls_transport_ptr_t) (intptr_t) socket->fd);
 
 	/* TODO: Some certificates fuss. --pasky */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osdep/types.h b/src/osdep/types.h
index eb0c4c25..b3c31ea4 100644
--- a/src/osdep/types.h
+++ b/src/osdep/types.h
@@ -140,12 +140,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long uint32_t;
 #define __SHRT_MAX__ 0x7fff
 #endif
 
-/*
- * long l; (long) (longptr_T) l == l
- * void *p; (void *) (longptr_T) p == p
- */
-typedef long longptr_T;
-
 /* To print off_t offset, ELinks does:
  *
  * printf("%" OFF_PRINT_FORMAT, (off_print_T) offset);