diff --git a/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit2.c b/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit2.c
index 7f211e32f7..8dfb6d4415 100644
--- a/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit2.c
+++ b/gnucash/html/gnc-html-webkit2.c
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ perform_navigation_policy (WebKitWebView *web_view,
      const gchar* uri; // Can't init it here.
      gchar *scheme = NULL, *location = NULL, *label = NULL;
      gboolean ignore = FALSE;
-#if WEBKIT2_4
      WebKitNavigationAction *action =
       webkit_navigation_policy_decision_get_navigation_action (decision);
      if (webkit_navigation_action_get_navigation_type (action) !=
@@ -606,9 +605,6 @@ perform_navigation_policy (WebKitWebView *web_view,
           return TRUE;
      }
      req = webkit_navigation_action_get_request (action);
-#else
-     req = webkit_navigation_policy_decision_get_request (decision);
-#endif
      uri = webkit_uri_request_get_uri (req);
      scheme =  gnc_html_parse_url (self, uri, &location, &label);
      if (strcmp (scheme, URL_TYPE_FILE) != 0)