diff --git a/lib/timeval.h b/lib/timeval.h
index 0792064a78a7d295e8a0f602cfd1ff1090079400..0d44e2b21f023bc52f62b90e23e0838f7006274c 100644
--- a/lib/timeval.h
+++ b/lib/timeval.h
@@ -42,22 +42,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL
-
-/* TODO: define HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL as appropriate in our config files for
-         platforms that lack autotools support. Afterwards remove or simplify
-         the following logic which will become redundant */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
-#if !defined(_WINSOCKAPI_) && !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(_AMIGASF) && \
-    !defined(__LCC__) && !defined(__WATCOMC__) && !defined(__POCC__) && \
-    !defined(__ECOS)
 struct timeval {
  long tv_sec;
  long tv_usec;
 };
 #endif
-#endif
-#endif
 
 struct timeval curlx_tvnow(void);