diff --git a/src/net/SocketAddress.cxx b/src/net/SocketAddress.cxx
index 20c7cf989..2695b1f7f 100644
--- a/src/net/SocketAddress.cxx
+++ b/src/net/SocketAddress.cxx
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ SocketAddress::GetPort() const noexcept
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_span
-
 static std::span<const std::byte>
 GetSteadyPart(const struct sockaddr_in &address) noexcept
 {
@@ -149,12 +147,8 @@ GetSteadyPart(const struct sockaddr_in6 &address) noexcept
 	};
 }
 
-#endif // __cpp_lib_span
-
 #endif // HAVE_TCP
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_span
-
 std::span<const std::byte>
 SocketAddress::GetSteadyPart() const noexcept
 {
@@ -179,5 +173,3 @@ SocketAddress::GetSteadyPart() const noexcept
 		return {};
 	}
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/net/SocketAddress.hxx b/src/net/SocketAddress.hxx
index 184eb4714..4097b4a19 100644
--- a/src/net/SocketAddress.hxx
+++ b/src/net/SocketAddress.hxx
@@ -39,15 +39,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <span>
 
 #if __cplusplus >= 202002 || (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 10)
 #include <version>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_span
-#include <span>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_UN
 #include <string_view>
 #endif
@@ -79,11 +76,9 @@ public:
 				size_type _size) noexcept
 		:address(_address), size(_size) {}
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_span
 	explicit SocketAddress(std::span<const std::byte> src) noexcept
 		:address((const struct sockaddr *)(const void *)src.data()),
 		 size(src.size()) {}
-#endif
 
 	static constexpr SocketAddress Null() noexcept {
 		return nullptr;
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ public:
 	unsigned GetPort() const noexcept;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cpp_lib_span
 	operator std::span<const std::byte>() const noexcept {
 		const void *q = reinterpret_cast<const void *>(address);
 		return {
@@ -197,7 +191,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	[[gnu::pure]]
 	std::span<const std::byte> GetSteadyPart() const noexcept;
-#endif
 
 	[[gnu::pure]]
 	bool operator==(const SocketAddress other) const noexcept;