diff --git a/include/wx/msw/private.h b/include/wx/msw/private.h
index b37696a247..7f26ece1cb 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/private.h
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ private:
    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(SelectInHDC)
 };
 
-#ifdef __WATCOM__
-
 // when working with global pointers (which is unfortunately still necessary
 // sometimes, e.g. for clipboard) it is important to unlock them exactly as
 // many times as we lock them which just asks for using a "smart lock" class
@@ -439,7 +437,6 @@ private:
     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(GlobalPtr)
 };
 
-#endif //__WATCOM__
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros to make casting between WXFOO and FOO a bit easier: the GetFoo()
 // returns Foo cast to the Windows type for oruselves, while GetFooOf() takes