diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
index 4f7baccaa3..e42d41ef36 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <dconfig.h>
 
-NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
+NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec);
 NotifyCategoryDef(deadrec, "");
 
 Configure(deadrec);
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
index bf2e8c468f..fa5919aeb0 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <dconfig.h>
 
-NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
+NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec);
 NotifyCategoryDef(deadrec, "");
 
 Configure(deadrec);