diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
index 80a3c2dec6..3e827ac918 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
@@ -261,11 +261,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	load_custom_fonts(); /* needs to happen before any gtk and pango init calls */
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 	if (!Glib::thread_supported()) {
 		Glib::thread_init();
 	}
-#endif
 
 #ifdef LXVST_SUPPORT
 	XInitThreads ();
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd.cc b/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
index 44b04b9a78..c19af3e462 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd.cc
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <giomm.h>
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 #include <glibmm/thread.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "pbd/pbd.h"
 #include "pbd/ccurl.h"
@@ -89,13 +87,11 @@ PBD::init ()
 	}
 #endif
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
 	if (!Glib::thread_supported()) {
 		Glib::thread_init();
 	}
 
 	Gio::init ();
-#endif
 
 	PBD::ID::init ();