diff --git a/src/libFLAC/format.c b/src/libFLAC/format.c
index 72adefa4..c6be3aab 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/format.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/format.c
@@ -46,12 +46,7 @@
 /* VERSION should come from configure */
 FLAC_API const char *FLAC__VERSION_STRING = VERSION;
 
-#if defined _MSC_VER || defined __BORLANDC__ || defined __MINW32__
-/* yet one more hack because of MSVC6: */
-FLAC_API const char *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC 1.3.0 20130526";
-#else
 FLAC_API const char *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC " VERSION " 20130526";
-#endif
 
 FLAC_API const FLAC__byte FLAC__STREAM_SYNC_STRING[4] = { 'f','L','a','C' };
 FLAC_API const unsigned FLAC__STREAM_SYNC = 0x664C6143;