diff --git a/common/general.h b/common/general.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3458e47f..00000000
--- a/common/general.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef H_COMMON_GENERAL
-#define H_COMMON_GENERAL
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-inline int max(int first, int second)
-{
-	return (first < second) ? second : first;
-}
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/windows/button.cpp b/windows/button.cpp
index 9affd985..8e5d7c54 100644
--- a/windows/button.cpp
+++ b/windows/button.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // 7 april 2015
 #include "uipriv_windows.hpp"
-#include "../common/general.h"
 
 struct uiButton {
 	uiWindowsControl c;
@@ -33,6 +32,11 @@ static void uiButtonDestroy(uiControl *c)
 
 uiWindowsControlAllDefaultsExceptDestroy(uiButton)
 
+static int max(int first, int second)
+{
+	return (first < second) ? second : first;
+}
+
 // from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
 #define buttonHeight 14