diff --git a/include/tins/sniffer.h b/include/tins/sniffer.h
index f788249..0b552d7 100644
--- a/include/tins/sniffer.h
+++ b/include/tins/sniffer.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ namespace Tins {
     class SnifferIterator;
     class SnifferConfiguration;
 
-    typedef pcap_direction_t tins_direction_t;
-
     /**
      * \class BaseSniffer
      * \brief Base class for sniffers.
@@ -220,7 +218,7 @@ namespace Tins {
          * This calls pcap_setdirection using the provided parameter.
          * \param d The direction for the sniffer.
          */
-        int set_direction(tins_direction_t d);
+        int set_direction(pcap_direction_t d);
 
         /**
          * \brief Sets whether to extract RawPDUs or fully parsed packets.
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ namespace Tins {
          * Sets the direction option.
          * \param direction The direction to be set.
          */
-        void set_direction(tins_direction_t direction);
+        void set_direction(pcap_direction_t direction);
 
         /**
          * Sets the immediate mode option.
@@ -612,7 +610,7 @@ namespace Tins {
         bool _promisc;
         bool _rfmon;
         bool _immediate_mode;
-        tins_direction_t _direction;
+        pcap_direction_t _direction;
     };
 
     template<class Functor>
diff --git a/src/sniffer.cpp b/src/sniffer.cpp
index d4eb8ae..03fd3db 100644
--- a/src/sniffer.cpp
+++ b/src/sniffer.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void BaseSniffer::set_timeout(int ms) {
     pcap_set_timeout(handle, ms);
 }
 
-int BaseSniffer::set_direction(tins_direction_t d) {
+int BaseSniffer::set_direction(pcap_direction_t d) {
 	return pcap_setdirection(handle, d);
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void SnifferConfiguration::set_timeout(unsigned timeout)
     _timeout = timeout;
 }
 
-void SnifferConfiguration::set_direction(tins_direction_t direction)
+void SnifferConfiguration::set_direction(pcap_direction_t direction)
 {
     _direction = direction;
 }