diff --git a/src/fs/AllocatedPath.cxx b/src/fs/AllocatedPath.cxx
index ffa307905..2c94b37ce 100644
--- a/src/fs/AllocatedPath.cxx
+++ b/src/fs/AllocatedPath.cxx
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ AllocatedPath::ChopSeparators() noexcept
 	while (l >= 2 && PathTraitsFS::IsSeparator(p[l - 1])) {
 		--l;
 
-#if GCC_CHECK_VERSION(4,7)
 		value.pop_back();
-#else
-		value.erase(value.end() - 1, value.end());
-#endif
 	}
 }