diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9e92d81..6c9e5679 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5121,20 +5121,6 @@ NOTE: The last two cases are not properly fully supported yet.
 Throwing an exception is not fully supported yet.
 
 
-##### void M\_INIT\_FAILURE (void)
-
-This macro is called when an initialization error has been detected and shall be raised.
-The default is to abort the execution.
-The macro can :
-
-* abort the execution,
-* throw an exception (In this case, the state of the object is unchanged),
-* set a global error variable and return.
-
-NOTE: The last case is not currently supported. 
-Throwing an exception is not fully supported yet.
-
-
 ##### void M\_ASSERT\_INIT\_FAILURE(expression)
 
 This macro is called when an assertion used in an initialization context
diff --git a/m-core.h b/m-core.h
index ee760454..7f0620c3 100644
--- a/m-core.h
+++ b/m-core.h
@@ -2392,14 +2392,6 @@ m_core_hash (const void *str, size_t length)
   } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef M_INIT_FAILURE
-#define M_INIT_FAILURE() do {                                           \
-    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR(M*LIB): Can not initialize data in (%s:%s:%d).\n",  \
-            __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__);                              \
-    abort();                                                            \
-  } while (0)
-#endif
-
 #ifndef M_ASSERT_INIT
 #define M_ASSERT_INIT(expr) do {                                        \
     if (!(expr)) {                                                      \