diff --git a/source/greeter.cpp b/source/greeter.cpp
index 6295269..e75363f 100644
--- a/source/greeter.cpp
+++ b/source/greeter.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ Greeter::Greeter(std::string _name) : name(_name) {}
 
 std::string Greeter::greet(LanguageCode lang) const {
   switch (lang) {
-#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(WIN32)
-    // this silences a MSVC warning as it does not seem to understand strongly-typed enums
     default:
-#endif
     case LanguageCode::EN:
       return "Hello, " + name + "!";
     case LanguageCode::DE: