diff --git a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
index f0f08311f..39eb98b38 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/CompositeViewer.cpp
@@ -912,11 +912,7 @@ void CompositeViewer::eventTraversal()
 
     if (_views.empty()) return;
 
-#if 1
     double cutOffTime = _frameStamp->getReferenceTime();
-#else    
-    double cutOffTime = (_runFrameScheme==ON_DEMAND) ? DBL_MAX : _frameStamp->getReferenceTime();
-#endif
 
     double beginEventTraversal = osg::Timer::instance()->delta_s(_startTick, osg::Timer::instance()->tick());
 
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
index e6f47f14b..c5011aaea 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -826,11 +826,7 @@ void Viewer::eventTraversal()
 {
     if (_done) return;
 
-#if 1
     double cutOffTime = _frameStamp->getReferenceTime();
-#else    
-    double cutOffTime = (_runFrameScheme==ON_DEMAND) ? DBL_MAX : _frameStamp->getReferenceTime();
-#endif
     
     double beginEventTraversal = osg::Timer::instance()->delta_s(_startTick, osg::Timer::instance()->tick());