1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index 8f6bf38c4d..49f86d2de9 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ string strprintf(const char* format, ...)
         if (p == NULL)
             throw std::bad_alloc();
     }
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-    // msvc optimisation
-    if (p == buffer)
-        return string(p, p+ret);
-#endif
     string str(p, p+ret);
     if (p != buffer)
         delete p;