diff --git a/src/common/gifdecod.cpp b/src/common/gifdecod.cpp
index c08bf1fdf6..131c5ecb80 100644
--- a/src/common/gifdecod.cpp
+++ b/src/common/gifdecod.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ bool wxGIFDecoder::ConvertToImage(wxImage *image) const
     else
         image->SetMask(FALSE);
 
-    // Set the palette
-    // Palette creation not yet implemented on wxGTK
-#ifndef __WXGTK__
     if (pal)
     {
         unsigned char* r = new unsigned char[256];
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ bool wxGIFDecoder::ConvertToImage(wxImage *image) const
         image->SetPalette(wxPalette(256, r, g, b));
         delete[] r; delete[] g; delete[] b;
     }
-#endif
 
     /* copy image data */
     for (i = 0; i < (GetWidth() * GetHeight()); i++, src++)