diff --git a/src/lsp/evalmacros.lsp b/src/lsp/evalmacros.lsp
index 9c8096179..6006cb2ef 100644
--- a/src/lsp/evalmacros.lsp
+++ b/src/lsp/evalmacros.lsp
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ as a VARIABLE doc and can be retrieved by (documentation 'NAME 'variable)."
 
 (defmacro defconstant (&whole whole var form &optional doc-string)
   `(PROGN
-    (eval-when (:compile-toplevel :load-toplevel :execute)
-      (SYS:*MAKE-CONSTANT ',var ,form))
+     (SYS:*MAKE-CONSTANT ',var ,form)
     ,@(si::expand-set-documentation var 'variable doc-string)
     ,(ext:register-with-pde whole)
     (eval-when (:compile-toplevel)