diff --git a/include/platform.h b/include/platform.h
index c399b8e16..8bebb234e 100644
--- a/include/platform.h
+++ b/include/platform.h
@@ -100,11 +100,9 @@
 #endif
 
 /* ---- miscellaneous --------------------------------------- */
-#if ENABLE_DEBUG_KEEP_NLS_CRAP
 /* NLS stuff */
 /* THIS SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT OF THE TREE ENTIRELY */
 #define _(Text) Text
 #define N_(Text) (Text)
-#endif
 
 #endif	/* platform.h	*/