diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index 8dec8e8a92..3901c4def1 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ void wxAppConsole::ProcessPendingEvents()
 #if wxUSE_THREADS
     if ( !wxPendingEventsLocker )
         return;
+#endif
     
     // ensure that we're the only thread to modify the pending events list
     wxENTER_CRIT_SECT( *wxPendingEventsLocker );
@@ -281,7 +282,6 @@ void wxAppConsole::ProcessPendingEvents()
         wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT( *wxPendingEventsLocker );
         return;
     }
-#endif
 
     // iterate until the list becomes empty
     wxList::compatibility_iterator node = wxPendingEvents->GetFirst();
@@ -290,24 +290,18 @@ void wxAppConsole::ProcessPendingEvents()
         wxEvtHandler *handler = (wxEvtHandler *)node->GetData();
         wxPendingEvents->Erase(node);
 
-#if wxUSE_THREADS
         // In ProcessPendingEvents(), new handlers might be add
         // and we can safely leave the critical section here.
         wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT( *wxPendingEventsLocker );
-#endif
         
         handler->ProcessPendingEvents();
 
-#if wxUSE_THREADS
         wxENTER_CRIT_SECT( *wxPendingEventsLocker );
-#endif
 
         node = wxPendingEvents->GetFirst();
     }
 
-#if wxUSE_THREADS
     wxLEAVE_CRIT_SECT( *wxPendingEventsLocker );
-#endif
 }
 
 int wxAppConsole::FilterEvent(wxEvent& WXUNUSED(event))