diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index 107fe130fb0..4b0958a6bb9 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -667,12 +667,7 @@ _get_peer_alt_names (X509 *certificate) {
 	char buf[2048];
 	char *vptr;
 	int len;
-	/* Issue #2973: ASN1_item_d2i() API changed in OpenSSL 0.9.6m */
-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x009060dfL
 	const unsigned char *p;
-#else
-	unsigned char *p;
-#endif
 
 	if (certificate == NULL)
 		return peer_alt_names;