diff --git a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/interface/vp8.h b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/interface/vp8.h
index d8b1745741..8e7ff364b0 100644
--- a/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/interface/vp8.h
+++ b/src/modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/main/interface/vp8.h
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ struct vpx_codec_cx_pkt;
 
 namespace webrtc
 {
-#if WEBRTC_LIBVPX_VERSION >= 971
 class TemporalLayers;
-#endif
 class ReferencePictureSelection;
 
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@@ -149,9 +147,7 @@ private:
 
     WebRtc_Word32 GetEncodedFrame(const RawImage& input_image);
 
-#if WEBRTC_LIBVPX_VERSION >= 971
     WebRtc_Word32 GetEncodedPartitions(const RawImage& input_image);
-#endif
 
 // Determine maximum target for Intra frames
 //
@@ -176,13 +172,10 @@ private:
     WebRtc_UWord32             _rcMaxIntraTarget;
     int                        _tokenPartitions;
     ReferencePictureSelection* _rps;
-#if WEBRTC_LIBVPX_VERSION >= 971
     TemporalLayers*            _temporalLayers;
-#endif
-
-    vpx_codec_ctx_t*            _encoder;
-    vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t*        _cfg;
-    vpx_image_t*                _raw;
+    vpx_codec_ctx_t*           _encoder;
+    vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t*       _cfg;
+    vpx_image_t*               _raw;
 };// end of VP8Encoder class
 
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