diff --git a/src/pthread/once.cpp b/src/pthread/once.cpp
index 7748d086..5292adfe 100644
--- a/src/pthread/once.cpp
+++ b/src/pthread/once.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <memory>
-//#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PATCH
 #include <string.h> // memcmp.
-//#endif
 namespace boost
 {
     namespace thread_detail
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ namespace boost
                 }
             }
 
-//#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PATCH
             const pthread_once_t pthread_once_init_value=PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
             struct BOOST_THREAD_DECL delete_epoch_tss_key_on_dlclose_t
             {
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@ namespace boost
                 }
             };
             delete_epoch_tss_key_on_dlclose_t delete_epoch_tss_key_on_dlclose;
-//#endif
         }
 
         uintmax_atomic_t& get_once_per_thread_epoch()
diff --git a/src/pthread/thread.cpp b/src/pthread/thread.cpp
index c3fdff7b..4743d2db 100644
--- a/src/pthread/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/pthread/thread.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ namespace boost
                 }
             }
 
-//#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PATCH
-
             struct  delete_current_thread_tls_key_on_dlclose_t
             {
                 delete_current_thread_tls_key_on_dlclose_t()
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ namespace boost
                 }
             };
             delete_current_thread_tls_key_on_dlclose_t delete_current_thread_tls_key_on_dlclose;
-//#endif
 
             void create_current_thread_tls_key()
             {