diff --git a/src/common/appbase.cpp b/src/common/appbase.cpp
index e01600229f..0892aab62d 100644
--- a/src/common/appbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appbase.cpp
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 // License:     wxWindows license
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// wxABI_VERSION can be defined when compiling applications but it should be
-// left undefined when compiling the library itself, it is then set to the 
-// library's current version in version.h
-#ifdef wxABI_VERSION
-#error "wxABI_VERSION should not be defined when compiling the library"
-#endif
-
 // ============================================================================
 // declarations
 // ============================================================================