diff --git a/libretro-sdk/rthreads/rthreads.c b/libretro-sdk/rthreads/rthreads.c
index dba556f857..762c9b6809 100644
--- a/libretro-sdk/rthreads/rthreads.c
+++ b/libretro-sdk/rthreads/rthreads.c
@@ -313,12 +313,7 @@ void scond_wait(scond_t *cond, slock_t *lock)
 #ifdef _WIN32
    WaitForSingleObject(cond->event, 0);
    
-#if MSC_VER <= 1310
-   slock_unlock(lock);
-   WaitForSingleObject(cond->event, INFINITE);
-#else
    SignalObjectAndWait(lock->lock, cond->event, INFINITE, FALSE);
-#endif
    slock_lock(lock);
 #else
    pthread_cond_wait(&cond->cond, &lock->lock);
@@ -378,13 +373,8 @@ bool scond_wait_timeout(scond_t *cond, slock_t *lock, int64_t timeout_us)
    DWORD ret;
 
    WaitForSingleObject(cond->event, 0);
-#if MSC_VER <= 1310
-   slock_unlock(lock);
-   ret = WaitForSingleObject(cond->event, (DWORD)(timeout_us) / 1000);
-#else
    ret = SignalObjectAndWait(lock->lock, cond->event,
          (DWORD)(timeout_us) / 1000, FALSE);
-#endif
 
    slock_lock(lock);
    return ret == WAIT_OBJECT_0;