diff --git a/src/compat.h b/src/compat.h
index e4092d2442..de88b85fa8 100644
--- a/src/compat.h
+++ b/src/compat.h
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
-// GCC 4.8 is missing some C++11 type_traits,
-// https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/gcc-5/changes.html
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 5
-#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::is_trivial
-#else
-#define IS_TRIVIALLY_CONSTRUCTIBLE std::is_trivially_constructible
-#endif
-
 #ifdef WIN32
 #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1