--- Convert-Scalar/Scalar.xs	2004/11/26 21:14:09	1.7
+++ Convert-Scalar/Scalar.xs	2004/11/27 23:36:37	1.8
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 #include "perl.h"
 #include "XSUB.h"
 
-#if PERL_VERSION < 7
-# define is_utf8_string(s,l) (croak ("utf8_valid requires perl 5.7 or higher"), 0)
-#endif
-
 #define RETCOPY(sv)		\
   if (GIMME_V != G_VOID)	\
     { 				\