diff --git a/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx b/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
index 5505028c1a..1cc6a07586 100644
--- a/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/wgldisplay/wglGraphicsWindow.cxx
@@ -3329,23 +3329,15 @@ void set_global_parameters(void) {
   // cursor alpha blending
 
   // this is a win2k/xp only param, could use GetVersionEx to do it just for win2k
-#ifdef SPI_SETCURSORSHADOW
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETCURSORSHADOW,NULL,&bCursorShadowOn,NULL);
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETCURSORSHADOW,NULL,(PVOID)false,NULL);
-#endif
 
-#ifdef SPI_SETMOUSETRAILS
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETMOUSETRAILS,NULL,&iMouseTrails,NULL);
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETMOUSETRAILS,NULL,(PVOID)0,NULL);
-#endif
 }
 
 void restore_global_parameters(void) {
-#ifdef SPI_SETCURSORSHADOW
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETCURSORSHADOW,NULL,(PVOID)bCursorShadowOn,NULL);
-#endif
-#ifdef SPI_SETMOUSETRAILS
   SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETMOUSETRAILS,NULL,(PVOID)iMouseTrails,NULL);
-#endif
 }