diff --git a/src/generic/logg.cpp b/src/generic/logg.cpp
index c1562b8150..fb942ab149 100644
--- a/src/generic/logg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/logg.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
   #pragma hdrstop
 #endif
 
-#if !wxUSE_GUI
-    #error "This file can't be compiled without GUI!"
-#endif
-
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/app.h"
     #include "wx/button.h"
@@ -1150,7 +1146,7 @@ static int OpenLogFile(wxFile& file, wxString *pFilename)
 
 #endif // !(wxUSE_LOGGUI || wxUSE_LOGWINDOW)
 
-#if wxUSE_LOG && wxUSE_GUI && wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+#if wxUSE_LOG && wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxLogTextCtrl implementation
@@ -1177,6 +1173,5 @@ void wxLogTextCtrl::DoLogString(const wxChar *szString, time_t WXUNUSED(t))
     m_pTextCtrl->AppendText(msg);
 }
 
-#endif // wxUSE_LOG && wxUSE_GUI && wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+#endif // wxUSE_LOG && wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
 
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