diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 1de0a1ddfc..5a82615c3a 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -1104,11 +1104,7 @@ wxBitmap wxXmlResourceHandler::GetBitmap(const wxString& param,
         return wxNullBitmap;
     }
     if (!(size == wxDefaultSize)) img.Rescale(size.x, size.y);
-#if !defined(__WXMSW__) || wxUSE_WXDIB
     return wxBitmap(img);
-#else
-    return wxBitmap();
-#endif
 }