diff --git a/collects/racket/defmacro.rkt b/collects/racket/defmacro.rkt
index 02ae94d..9a9594b 100644
--- a/collects/racket/defmacro.rkt
+++ b/collects/racket/defmacro.rkt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                      #f
                      "bad form"
                      stx))
-                  (let ([ht (make-hash-table)])
+                  (let ([ht (make-hash)])
                     (datum->syntax
                      stx
                      (dm-subst