diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.robertl/eb124.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.robertl/eb124.C
index 7fbb311699f3..c9c7395b5de4 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.robertl/eb124.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.robertl/eb124.C
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
+//Build don't link:
 #include <stdexcept>
-#if WORK_AROUND
-typedef std::runtime_error std_runtime_error;
-class X : public std_runtime_error {};
-#else
 class X : public std::runtime_error {};
-#endif