diff --git a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
index e430c48c7..dc88c739e 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ if (!defined('APP')) {
  */
 	define('APPLIBS', APP.'Lib'.DS);
 
-/**
- * Path to the application's view's layouts directory.
- */
-	define('LAYOUTS', VIEWS.'Layouts'.DS);
-
 /**
  * Path to the application's view's elements directory.
  * It's supposed to hold pieces of PHP/HTML that are used on multiple pages