diff --git a/Modules/timemodule.c b/Modules/timemodule.c
index 0694ca4c1c7..174b7a8003e 100644
--- a/Modules/timemodule.c
+++ b/Modules/timemodule.c
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ inittime()
 	ins(d, "tzname", Py_BuildValue("(zz)", tzname[0], tzname[1]));
 #else /* !HAVE_TZNAME && !__GNU_LIBRARY__ */
 #if HAVE_TM_ZONE
-#error "HAVE_TM_ZONE"
 	{
 #define YEAR ((time_t)((365 * 24 + 6) * 3600))
 		time_t t;