diff --git a/examples/examples_util.h b/examples/examples_util.h
index a52b1fa115ed6..c4bd67b7f621c 100644
--- a/examples/examples_util.h
+++ b/examples/examples_util.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void print_hex(unsigned char* data, size_t size) {
 #include <Windows.h>
 #endif
 /* Cleanses memory to prevent leaking sensitive info. Won't be optimized out. */
-static SECP256K1_INLINE void secure_erase(void *ptr, size_t len) {
+static void secure_erase(void *ptr, size_t len) {
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
     /* SecureZeroMemory is guaranteed not to be optimized out by MSVC. */
     SecureZeroMemory(ptr, len);