diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index 6a89d8c403f..7f6e305134b 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ get_long(PyObject *v, long *p)
 
 /* Same, but handling unsigned long */
 
-#ifndef PY_STRUCT_OVERFLOW_MASKING
 static int
 get_ulong(PyObject *v, unsigned long *p)
 {
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ get_ulong(PyObject *v, unsigned long *p)
 	*p = x;
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif  /* PY_STRUCT_OVERFLOW_MASKING */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG