diff --git a/Cython/Compiler/Scanning.py b/Cython/Compiler/Scanning.py
index 86003976d0c0fe3f7e220c4e1b265d3322032e7b..a26fd324c658d4aefa0ccef4167e074b10df6dbd 100644
--- a/Cython/Compiler/Scanning.py
+++ b/Cython/Compiler/Scanning.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ py_reserved_words = [
 
 pyx_reserved_words = py_reserved_words + [
     "include", "ctypedef", "cdef", "cpdef",
-    "cimport", "DEF", "IF", "ELIF", "ELSE",
-    "ccdef"
+    "cimport", "DEF", "IF", "ELIF", "ELSE"
 ]