diff --git a/src/bitboard.cpp b/src/bitboard.cpp
index 0ed13fd0..fd5c3c22 100644
--- a/src/bitboard.cpp
+++ b/src/bitboard.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace Stockfish {
 uint8_t PopCnt16[1 << 16];
 uint8_t SquareDistance[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 
-Bitboard SquareBB[SQUARE_NB];
 Bitboard LineBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 Bitboard BetweenBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 Bitboard PseudoAttacks[PIECE_TYPE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
@@ -82,9 +81,6 @@ void Bitboards::init() {
   for (unsigned i = 0; i < (1 << 16); ++i)
       PopCnt16[i] = uint8_t(std::bitset<16>(i).count());
 
-  for (Square s = SQ_A1; s <= SQ_H8; ++s)
-      SquareBB[s] = (1ULL << s);
-
   for (Square s1 = SQ_A1; s1 <= SQ_H8; ++s1)
       for (Square s2 = SQ_A1; s2 <= SQ_H8; ++s2)
           SquareDistance[s1][s2] = std::max(distance<File>(s1, s2), distance<Rank>(s1, s2));
diff --git a/src/bitboard.h b/src/bitboard.h
index d4485fcb..42fd0e97 100644
--- a/src/bitboard.h
+++ b/src/bitboard.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ constexpr Bitboard KingFlank[FILE_NB] = {
 extern uint8_t PopCnt16[1 << 16];
 extern uint8_t SquareDistance[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 
-extern Bitboard SquareBB[SQUARE_NB];
 extern Bitboard BetweenBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 extern Bitboard LineBB[SQUARE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
 extern Bitboard PseudoAttacks[PIECE_TYPE_NB][SQUARE_NB];
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ extern Magic BishopMagics[SQUARE_NB];
 
 inline Bitboard square_bb(Square s) {
   assert(is_ok(s));
-  return SquareBB[s];
+  return (1ULL << s);
 }