diff --git a/include/boost/math/special_functions/beta.hpp b/include/boost/math/special_functions/beta.hpp
index eeb8f646c..f6327fa22 100644
--- a/include/boost/math/special_functions/beta.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/math/special_functions/beta.hpp
@@ -1570,9 +1570,6 @@ BOOST_MATH_GPU_ENABLED T ibeta_imp(T a, T b, T x, const Policy& pol, bool inv, b
       }
       else
       {
-         #ifdef SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION
-         fract = ibeta_fraction2(a, b, x, y, pol, normalised, p_derivative);
-         #else
          // a and b both large:
          bool use_asym = false;
          T ma = BOOST_MATH_GPU_SAFE_MAX(a, b);
@@ -1605,7 +1602,6 @@ BOOST_MATH_GPU_ENABLED T ibeta_imp(T a, T b, T x, const Policy& pol, bool inv, b
             fract = ibeta_fraction2(a, b, x, y, pol, normalised, p_derivative);
             
          BOOST_MATH_INSTRUMENT_VARIABLE(fract);
-         #endif
       }
    }
    if(p_derivative)