diff --git a/tools/wrc/parser.l b/tools/wrc/parser.l
index 16a487f5dd..80072b2f54 100644
--- a/tools/wrc/parser.l
+++ b/tools/wrc/parser.l
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 
 /* Some shortcut definitions */
 ws	[ \f\t\r]
-cident	[a-zA-Z_][0-9a-zA-Z_]*
 
 %{