diff --git a/beast/cxx14/iterator.h b/beast/cxx14/iterator.h
index 4d1a565c7..e242997dd 100644
--- a/beast/cxx14/iterator.h
+++ b/beast/cxx14/iterator.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <iterator>
 
-#if ! BEAST_NO_CXX14_COMPATIBILITY
-
 namespace std {
 
 // C++14 implementation of std::make_reverse_iterator to allow creation of a
@@ -41,5 +39,3 @@ make_reverse_iterator(Iter i)
 }
 
 #endif
-
-#endif