diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
index 23528586..9d19895c 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave.c
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "speech.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_ASYNC
-// This source file is only used for asynchronious modes
-
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -933,5 +930,3 @@ void add_time_in_ms(struct timespec *ts, int time_in_ms)
 	}
 	ts->tv_nsec = (long int)t_ns;
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
index c69ea643..eec71aa5 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_pulse.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "speech.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_ASYNC
-// This source file is only used for asynchronious modes
-
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -777,4 +774,3 @@ void add_time_in_ms(struct timespec *ts, int time_in_ms)
 }
 
 #endif
-#endif
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
index 4096afa4..abb35e2e 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/wave_sada.c
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "speech.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_ASYNC
-// This source file is only used for asynchronious modes
-
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stropts.h>
@@ -526,5 +523,3 @@ void add_time_in_ms(struct timespec *ts, int time_in_ms)
 	}
 	ts->tv_nsec = (long int)t_ns;
 }
-
-#endif