diff --git a/scd/apdu.c b/scd/apdu.c
index 816938ac5..ffa28c689 100644
--- a/scd/apdu.c
+++ b/scd/apdu.c
@@ -43,22 +43,12 @@
 #endif /*USE_G10CODE_RAPDU*/
 
 #if defined(GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER)
-#include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
-#elif GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION == 1
-/* This is used with GnuPG version < 1.9.  The code has been source
-   copied from the current GnuPG >= 1.9  and is maintained over
-   there. */
-#include "../common/options.h"
-#include "errors.h"
-#include "memory.h"
-#include "../common/util.h"
-#include "../common/i18n.h"
-#include "dynload.h"
-#include "cardglue.h"
-#else /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
-#include "scdaemon.h"
-#include "../common/exechelp.h"
-#endif /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
+# include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
+#else /*!GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER*/
+# include "scdaemon.h"
+# include "../common/exechelp.h"
+#endif /*!GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER*/
+
 #include "../common/host2net.h"
 
 #include "iso7816.h"
diff --git a/scd/app-openpgp.c b/scd/app-openpgp.c
index 95df43828..aa21529c6 100644
--- a/scd/app-openpgp.c
+++ b/scd/app-openpgp.c
@@ -50,18 +50,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION == 1
-/* This is used with GnuPG version < 1.9.  The code has been source
-   copied from the current GnuPG >= 1.9  and is maintained over
-   there. */
-#include "options.h"
-#include "errors.h"
-#include "memory.h"
-#include "cardglue.h"
-#else /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
 #include "scdaemon.h"
-#endif /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
-
 #include "../common/util.h"
 #include "../common/i18n.h"
 #include "iso7816.h"
@@ -1229,7 +1218,6 @@ get_remaining_tries (app_t app, int adminpw)
    the according hex representation to FPR.  Caller must have provide
    a buffer at FPR of least 41 bytes.  Returns 0 on success or an
    error code. */
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
 static gpg_error_t
 retrieve_fpr_from_card (app_t app, int keyno, char *fpr)
 {
@@ -1248,7 +1236,6 @@ retrieve_fpr_from_card (app_t app, int keyno, char *fpr)
   xfree (relptr);
   return err;
 }
-#endif /*GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1*/
 
 
 /* Retrieve the public key material for the RSA key, whose fingerprint
@@ -1257,7 +1244,6 @@ retrieve_fpr_from_card (app_t app, int keyno, char *fpr)
    public exponent at E and ELEN.  Returns zero on success, an error
    code on failure.  Caller must release the allocated buffers at M
    and E if the function returns success.  */
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
 static gpg_error_t
 retrieve_key_material (FILE *fp, const char *hexkeyid,
                        const unsigned char **m, size_t *mlen,
@@ -1362,7 +1348,6 @@ retrieve_key_material (FILE *fp, const char *hexkeyid,
   xfree (line);
   return err;
 }
-#endif /*GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1*/
 
 
 static gpg_error_t
@@ -1662,7 +1647,6 @@ read_public_key (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, u32 created_at, int keyno,
    consuming to send it just for the fun of it. However, given that we
    use the same code in gpg 1.4, we can't use the gcry S-expression
    here but need to open encode it. */
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
 static gpg_error_t
 get_public_key (app_t app, int keyno)
 {
@@ -1804,8 +1788,6 @@ get_public_key (app_t app, int keyno)
   xfree (buffer);
   return err;
 }
-#endif /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1 */
-
 
 
 /* Send the KEYPAIRINFO back. KEY needs to be in the range [1,3].
@@ -1815,9 +1797,6 @@ send_keypair_info (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, int key)
 {
   int keyno = key - 1;
   gpg_error_t err = 0;
-  /* Note that GnuPG 1.x does not need this and it would be too time
-     consuming to send it just for the fun of it. */
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
   char idbuf[50];
   const char *usage;
 
@@ -1845,8 +1824,6 @@ send_keypair_info (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, int key)
                     NULL, (size_t)0);
 
  leave:
-#endif /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1 */
-
   return err;
 }
 
@@ -1956,7 +1933,6 @@ static gpg_error_t
 do_readcert (app_t app, const char *certid,
              unsigned char **cert, size_t *certlen)
 {
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
   gpg_error_t err;
   unsigned char *buffer;
   size_t buflen;
@@ -1985,9 +1961,6 @@ do_readcert (app_t app, const char *certid,
     }
   xfree (relptr);
   return err;
-#else
-  return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
-#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -2374,13 +2347,11 @@ verify_chv3 (app_t app,
 {
   int rc = 0;
 
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1
   if (!opt.allow_admin)
     {
       log_info (_("access to admin commands is not configured\n"));
       return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_EACCES);
     }
-#endif
 
   if (!app->did_chv3)
     {
@@ -2569,7 +2540,6 @@ do_writecert (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl,
               const unsigned char *certdata, size_t certdatalen)
 {
   (void)ctrl;
-#if GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION > 1
   if (strcmp (certidstr, "OPENPGP.3"))
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_ID);
   if (!certdata || !certdatalen)
@@ -2579,9 +2549,6 @@ do_writecert (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl,
   if (certdatalen > app->app_local->extcap.max_certlen_3)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_TOO_LARGE);
   return do_setattr (app, "CERT-3", pincb, pincb_arg, certdata, certdatalen);
-#else
-  return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
-#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scd/ccid-driver.c b/scd/ccid-driver.c
index dca8340ba..657766e30 100644
--- a/scd/ccid-driver.c
+++ b/scd/ccid-driver.c
@@ -112,22 +112,10 @@
 #define CCID_CMD_TIMEOUT (5*1000)
 
 /* Depending on how this source is used we either define our error
-   output to go to stderr or to the GnuPG based logging functions.  We
-   use the latter when GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION or GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
-   are defined.  */
-#if defined(GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION) || defined(GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER)
-
+ * output to go to stderr or to the GnuPG based logging functions.  We
+ * use the latter when GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER is defined.  */
 #if defined(GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER)
-#  include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
-#elif GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION == 1 /* GnuPG Version is < 1.9. */
-#  include "options.h"
-#  include "util.h"
-#  include "memory.h"
-#  include "cardglue.h"
-# else /* This is the modularized GnuPG 1.9 or later. */
-#  include "scdaemon.h"
-#endif
-
+# include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
 
 # define DEBUGOUT(t)         do { if (debug_level) \
                                   log_debug (DRVNAME t); } while (0)
@@ -173,7 +161,7 @@
 # define DEBUGOUT_LF()        do { if (debug_level) \
                      putc ('\n', stderr); } while (0)
 
-#endif /* This source not used by scdaemon. */
+#endif /* This source is not used by scdaemon. */
 
 
 #ifndef EAGAIN
diff --git a/scd/iso7816.c b/scd/iso7816.c
index d9f3336c7..b09354f16 100644
--- a/scd/iso7816.c
+++ b/scd/iso7816.c
@@ -24,19 +24,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #if defined(GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER)
-#include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
-#elif GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION == 1
-/* This is used with GnuPG version < 1.9.  The code has been source
-   copied from the current GnuPG >= 1.9  and is maintained over
-   there. */
-#include "options.h"
-#include "errors.h"
-#include "memory.h"
-#include "../common/util.h"
-#include "../common/i18n.h"
-#else /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
-#include "scdaemon.h"
-#endif /* GNUPG_MAJOR_VERSION != 1 */
+# include GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER
+#else
+# include "scdaemon.h"
+#endif /*!GNUPG_SCD_MAIN_HEADER*/
 
 #include "iso7816.h"
 #include "apdu.h"