diff --git a/file.php b/file.php
index 0d2e609..e4d0130 100644
--- a/file.php
+++ b/file.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class local_moodlecheck_file {
     protected $filephpdocs = null;
     protected $allphpdocs = null;
     protected $variables = null;
-    protected $defines = null;
     protected $constants = null;
 
     /**
@@ -559,43 +558,6 @@ public function &get_constants() {
         return $this->constants;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns all 'define' statements found in file
-     *
-     * Returns array of objects where each element represents a define statement:
-     * $variable->tid : token id of the token with variable name
-     * $variable->name : name of the variable (starts with $)
-     * $variable->phpdocs : phpdocs for this variable (instance of local_moodlecheck_phpdocs or false if not found)
-     * $variable->class : containing class object
-     * $variable->fullname : name of the variable with class name (i.e. classname::$varname)
-     * $variable->boundaries : array with ids of first and last token for this constant
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function &get_defines() {
-        if ($this->defines === null) {
-            $this->defines = [];
-            $this->get_tokens();
-            for ($tid = 0; $tid < $this->tokenscount; $tid++) {
-                if ($this->tokens[$tid][0] == T_STRING && $this->tokens[$tid][1] == 'define' &&
-                        !$this->is_inside_function($tid) && !$this->is_inside_class($tid)) {
-                    $next1id = $this->next_nonspace_token($tid, true);
-                    $next1 = $this->next_nonspace_token($tid, false);
-                    $next2 = $this->next_nonspace_token($next1id, false);
-                    $variable = new stdClass;
-                    $variable->tid = $tid;
-                    if ($next1 == '(' && preg_match("/^(['\"])(.*)\\1$/", $next2, $matches)) {
-                        $variable->fullname = $variable->name = $matches[2];
-                    }
-                    $variable->phpdocs = $this->find_preceeding_phpdoc($tid);
-                    $variable->boundaries = $this->find_object_boundaries($variable);
-                    $defines[] = $variable;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return $this->defines;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Finds and returns object boundaries
      *
diff --git a/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php b/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
index 82f93c1..ddd662e 100644
--- a/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
+++ b/lang/en/local_moodlecheck.php
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
 $string['rule_constsdocumented'] = 'All constants are documented';
 $string['error_constsdocumented'] = 'Constant <b>{$a->object}</b> is not documented';
-$string['rule_definesdocumented'] = 'All define statements are documented';
-$string['error_definesdocumented'] = 'Define statement for <b>{$a->object}</b> is not documented';
 
 $string['rule_noinlinephpdocs'] = 'There are no comments starting with three or more slashes';
 $string['error_noinlinephpdocs'] = 'Found comment starting with three or more slashes';
@@ -63,8 +61,5 @@
 $string['error_functionarguments'] = 'Phpdocs for function <b>{$a->function}</b> has incomplete parameters list';
 $string['rule_functionarguments'] = 'Phpdocs for functions properly define all parameters';
 
-$string['error_definedoccorrect'] = 'Phpdocs for define statement must start with constant name and dash: <b>{$a->object}</b>';
-$string['rule_definedoccorrect'] = 'Check syntax for define statement';
-
 $string['rule_categoryvalid'] = 'Category tag is valid';
 $string['error_categoryvalid'] = 'Category <b>{$a->category}</b> is not valid';
diff --git a/rules/phpdocs_basic.php b/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
index 76fceab..d98de7b 100644
--- a/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
+++ b/rules/phpdocs_basic.php
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('constsdocumented')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_constsdocumented');
-local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('definesdocumented')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_definesdocumented');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('noinlinephpdocs')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_noinlinephpdocs');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsfistline')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsfistline');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('functiondescription')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_functiondescription');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('functionarguments')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_functionarguments');
-local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('definedoccorrect')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_definedoccorrect');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsinvalidinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsinvalidinlinetag');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdocsuncurlyinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdocsuncurlyinlinetag');
 local_moodlecheck_registry::add_rule('phpdoccontentsinlinetag')->set_callback('local_moodlecheck_phpdoccontentsinlinetag');
@@ -51,22 +49,6 @@ function local_moodlecheck_constsdocumented(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
     return $errors;
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks if all variables have phpdocs blocks
- *
- * @param local_moodlecheck_file $file
- * @return array of found errors
- */
-function local_moodlecheck_definesdocumented(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
-    $errors = [];
-    foreach ($file->get_defines() as $object) {
-        if ($object->phpdocs === false) {
-            $errors[] = ['object' => $object->fullname, 'line' => $file->get_line_number($object->tid)];
-        }
-    }
-    return $errors;
-}
-
 /**
  * Checks that no comment starts with three or more slashes
  *
@@ -321,22 +303,3 @@ function($type) {
 
     return implode('|', $types);
 }
-
-/**
- * Checks that all define statement have constant name in phpdoc block
- *
- * @param local_moodlecheck_file $file
- * @return array of found errors
- */
-function local_moodlecheck_definedoccorrect(local_moodlecheck_file $file) {
-    $errors = [];
-    foreach ($file->get_defines() as $object) {
-        if ($object->phpdocs !== false) {
-            if (!preg_match('/^\s*'.$object->name.'\s+-\s+(.*)/', $object->phpdocs->get_description(), $matches) ||
-                    !strlen(trim($matches[1]))) {
-                $errors[] = ['line' => $object->phpdocs->get_line_number($file), 'object' => $object->fullname];
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $errors;
-}