diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index 0cce6eab..43cb122d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -662,13 +662,10 @@ static void menuactionpress(void)
         if (game.currentmenuoption == offset + 5)
         {
             processed = true;
-            /* FIXME: Upgrade to SDL 2.0.18 and remove this ifdef when it releases! */
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 17)
             //toggle vsync
             music.playef(11);
             gameScreen.toggleVSync();
             game.savestatsandsettings_menu();
-#endif
         }
         if (!processed)
         {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index a6fe6691..c3f568fd 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -370,13 +370,7 @@ static void menurender(void)
         if (game.currentmenuoption == offset + 5)
         {
             graphics.bigprint(-1, 30, "Toggle VSync", tr, tg, tb, true);
-            /* FIXME: Upgrade to SDL 2.0.18 and remove this ifdef when it releases! */
-#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 17)
             graphics.Print(-1, 65, "Turn VSync on or off.", tr, tg, tb, true);
-#else
-            graphics.Print(-1, 65, "Your SDL version is too old!", tr, tg, tb, true);
-            graphics.Print(-1, 75, "Edit the config file.", tr, tg, tb, true);
-#endif
 
             if (!gameScreen.vsync)
             {