diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
index 9ecb5571d2..a7147ce562 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,7 @@ struct SpellcheckerWidget::Private
 
 
 SpellcheckerWidget::SpellcheckerWidget(GuiView * gv, QWidget * parent)
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
 	: QTabWidget(parent), d(new Private(this))
-#else
-	: QWidget(parent), d(new Private(this))
-#endif
 {
 	d->ui.setupUi(this);
 	d->gv_ = gv;
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
index 3445326b33..c378aaceba 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiSpellchecker.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define GUISPELLCHECKER_H
 
 #include "DockView.h"
+#include <QTabWidget>
 
 class QListWidgetItem;
 
@@ -25,11 +26,7 @@ class docstring_list;
 
 namespace frontend {
 
-#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040600
 class SpellcheckerWidget : public QTabWidget
-#else
-class SpellcheckerWidget : public QWidget
-#endif
 {
 	Q_OBJECT