diff --git a/src/hb-icu.cc b/src/hb-icu.cc
index e9b8abcf2..c177be2c4 100644
--- a/src/hb-icu.cc
+++ b/src/hb-icu.cc
@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@
 #include <unicode/uchar.h>
 #include <unicode/unorm.h>
 #include <unicode/ustring.h>
-
 #include <unicode/uversion.h>
-#ifndef U_ICU_VERSION_MAJOR_NUM
-/* I wish ICU had stronger stability guarantees.  Oh well... */
-#include <unicode/uvernum.h>
-#endif
-
 
 
 hb_script_t