diff --git a/dumux/linear/istlsolverregistry.hh b/dumux/linear/istlsolverregistry.hh
index 6caa4c4b2588b3b87b25a526e2360df8bc6c26b0..e11870c60678a6ba850f563ae4e1f5eda48eb649 100644
--- a/dumux/linear/istlsolverregistry.hh
+++ b/dumux/linear/istlsolverregistry.hh
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 #ifndef DUMUX_LINEAR_ISTL_SOLVER_REGISTRY_HH
 #define DUMUX_LINEAR_ISTL_SOLVER_REGISTRY_HH
 
-#include <dune/common/version.hh>
-#if DUNE_VERSION_NEWER_REV(DUNE_ISTL,2,7,1)
-
 #include <dune/istl/common/registry.hh>
 #include <dune/istl/solverregistry.hh>
 
@@ -52,5 +49,4 @@ struct MultiTypeBlockMatrixDirectSolverTag {};
 } // end namespace
 } // end namespace Dumux
 
-#endif // DUNE version check
 #endif // DUMUX_LINEAR_ISTL_SOLVER_REGISTRY_HH