diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index 4c3af65e74..6534a3bd7a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -1795,7 +1795,6 @@ Session::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		if (modified_with.rfind (PROGRAM_NAME, 0) != 0) {
 			throw WrongProgram (modified_with);
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 
 #ifdef LIVETRAX