diff --git a/src/misc/misc_time.c b/src/misc/misc_time.c
index 9df4367ce..d3f3b2f07 100644
--- a/src/misc/misc_time.c
+++ b/src/misc/misc_time.c
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ datestring(void)
 
 /* return time interval in seconds and milliseconds */
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GETRUSAGE
-#ifndef HAVE_TIMES
 #ifdef HAVE_FTIME
 
 struct timeb timebegin;
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ void timediff(struct timeb *now, struct timeb *begin, int *sec, int *msec)
 
 }
 
-#endif
-#endif
 #endif
 
 /* 
diff --git a/src/misc/misc_time.h b/src/misc/misc_time.h
index 0424554a0..95cc1bcb2 100644
--- a/src/misc/misc_time.h
+++ b/src/misc/misc_time.h
@@ -9,16 +9,12 @@
 char * datestring(void);
 double seconds(void);
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GETRUSAGE
-#ifndef HAVE_TIMES
 #ifdef HAVE_FTIME
 
 extern struct timeb timebegin;
 
 void timediff(struct timeb *, struct timeb *, int *, int *);
 
-#endif
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #endif