diff --git a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
index e37f779da2..2b2e42d79e 100644
--- a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
@@ -1998,11 +1998,6 @@ bool wxListCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
 
     NMHDR *nmhdr = (NMHDR *)lParam;
 
-    // if your compiler is as broken as this, you should really change it: this
-    // code is needed for normal operation! #ifdef below is only useful for
-    // automatic rebuilds which are done with a very old compiler version
-#ifdef HDN_BEGINTRACKA
-
     // check for messages from the header (in report view)
     HWND hwndHdr = ListView_GetHeader(GetHwnd());
 
@@ -2097,9 +2092,7 @@ bool wxListCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
         if ( ignore )
             return wxListCtrlBase::MSWOnNotify(idCtrl, lParam, result);
     }
-    else
-#endif // defined(HDN_BEGINTRACKA)
-    if ( nmhdr->hwndFrom == GetHwnd() )
+    else if ( nmhdr->hwndFrom == GetHwnd() )
     {
         // almost all messages use NM_LISTVIEW
         NM_LISTVIEW *nmLV = (NM_LISTVIEW *)nmhdr;