diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/AppTrait.h b/common/include/Utilities/AppTrait.h
index 005f157999..6ddce2658e 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/AppTrait.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/AppTrait.h
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ public:
 	wxMessageOutput* CreateMessageOutput();
 
 #ifdef wxUSE_STDPATHS
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION < 3
-	wxStandardPathsBase& GetStandardPaths();
-#else
 	wxStandardPaths& GetStandardPaths();
 #endif
-#endif
 };
 
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/Assertions.h b/common/include/Utilities/Assertions.h
index 0f268d028e..3bdefb7165 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/Assertions.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/Assertions.h
@@ -184,10 +184,8 @@ extern pxDoAssertFnType* pxDoAssert;
 
 extern void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const wxChar* msg=NULL );
 extern void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const char* msg );
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 extern void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const wxString& msg);
 extern void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const FastFormatUnicode& msg);
-#endif
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // jNO_DEFAULT -- disables the default case in a switch, which improves switch optimization
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/Console.h b/common/include/Utilities/Console.h
index b296edd523..476519e8c4 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/Console.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/Console.h
@@ -121,12 +121,10 @@ struct IConsoleWriter
 	bool Error( const wxChar* fmt, ... ) const;
 	bool Warning( const wxChar* fmt, ... ) const;
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	bool WriteLn( ConsoleColors color, const wxString fmt, ... ) const;
 	bool WriteLn( const wxString fmt, ... ) const;
 	bool Error( const wxString fmt, ... ) const;
 	bool Warning( const wxString fmt, ... ) const;
-#endif
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -163,12 +161,10 @@ struct NullConsoleWriter
 	bool Error( const wxChar* fmt, ... ) const						{ return false; }
 	bool Warning( const wxChar* fmt, ... ) const					{ return false; }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	bool WriteLn( ConsoleColors color, const wxString fmt, ... ) const { return false; }
 	bool WriteLn( const wxString fmt, ... ) const					{ return false; }
 	bool Error( const wxString fmt, ... ) const					{ return false; }
 	bool Warning( const wxString fmt, ... ) const					{ return false; }
-#endif
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/StringHelpers.h b/common/include/Utilities/StringHelpers.h
index c0ec12937f..975e1ba75a 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/StringHelpers.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/StringHelpers.h
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@
 	#define WX_STR(str) (str.wc_str())
 #else
 // Stupid wx3.0 doesn't support c_str for vararg function
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	#define WX_STR(str) (static_cast<const char*>(str.c_str()))
-#else
-	#define WX_STR(str) (str.c_str())
-#endif
 #endif
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -196,9 +192,7 @@ public:
 
 	FastFormatUnicode& Write( const char* fmt, ... );
 	FastFormatUnicode& Write( const wxChar* fmt, ... );
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	FastFormatUnicode& Write( const wxString fmt, ... );
-#endif
 	FastFormatUnicode& WriteV( const char* fmt, va_list argptr );
 	FastFormatUnicode& WriteV( const wxChar* fmt, va_list argptr );
 
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/TraceLog.h b/common/include/Utilities/TraceLog.h
index 5884100cf8..f7b6f21088 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/TraceLog.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/TraceLog.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	bool Write( const wxString fmt, ... ) const
 	{
 		va_list list;
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ public:
 
 		return false;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	// Writes to the console using the specified color.  This overrides the default color setting
 	// for this log.
@@ -239,7 +237,6 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	bool Warn( const wxString fmt, ... ) const
 	{
 		va_list list;
@@ -249,7 +246,6 @@ public:
 
 		return false;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	// Writes to the console using bold red text -- overrides the log source's default
 	// color settings.
@@ -263,7 +259,6 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	bool Error( const wxString fmt, ... ) const
 	{
 		va_list list;
@@ -273,7 +268,6 @@ public:
 
 		return false;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	bool WriteV( const char *fmt, va_list list ) const;
 	bool WriteV( const wxChar *fmt, va_list list ) const;
diff --git a/common/include/Utilities/wxGuiTools.h b/common/include/Utilities/wxGuiTools.h
index 4892eefb47..9cb220a744 100644
--- a/common/include/Utilities/wxGuiTools.h
+++ b/common/include/Utilities/wxGuiTools.h
@@ -676,9 +676,7 @@ protected:
 	int			m_leading;
 
 	virtual void _DoWriteLn( const wxChar* msg );
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	void _DoWriteLn( const wxString msg );
-#endif
 	void _DoWrite( const wxChar* msg );
 
 public:
@@ -692,9 +690,7 @@ public:
 	pxWindowTextWriter& WriteLn( const wxChar* fmt );
 	pxWindowTextWriter& SetFont( const wxFont& font );
 	pxWindowTextWriter& Align( const wxAlignment& align );
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	pxWindowTextWriter& WriteLn( const wxString fmt );
-#endif
 		
 	pxWindowTextWriter& SetLeading( int lead )
 	{
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/Console.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/Console.cpp
index 9761b43b7e..dea8cf4c11 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/Console.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/Console.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ bool IConsoleWriter::Warning( const wxChar* fmt, ... ) const
 	return false;
 }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  Write Variants - Unknown style
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -525,7 +524,6 @@ bool IConsoleWriter::Warning( const wxString fmt, ... ) const
 
 	return false;
 }
-#endif
 
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/Exceptions.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/Exceptions.cpp
index d600c7553c..801b8a4479 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/Exceptions.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/Exceptions.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ __fi void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const char* msg)
 	pxOnAssert( origin, fromUTF8(msg) );
 }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 __fi void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const wxString& msg)
 {
 	pxOnAssert( origin, msg.wc_str() );
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ __fi void pxOnAssert( const DiagnosticOrigin& origin, const FastFormatUnicode& m
 {
 	pxOnAssert( origin, msg.c_str());
 }
-#endif
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  BaseException  (implementations)
@@ -160,11 +158,7 @@ BaseException::~BaseException() throw() {}
 
 BaseException& BaseException::SetBothMsgs( const wxChar* msg_diag )
 {
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	m_message_user = msg_diag ? wxString(wxGetTranslation( msg_diag )) : wxString("");
-#else
-	m_message_user = msg_diag ? wxGetTranslation( msg_diag ) : wxEmptyString;
-#endif
 	return SetDiagMsg( msg_diag );
 }
 
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/FastFormatString.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/FastFormatString.cpp
index 144e25789f..863fb9b3c8 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/FastFormatString.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/FastFormatString.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ FastFormatUnicode& FastFormatUnicode::Write( const wxChar* fmt, ... )
 	return *this;
 }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 FastFormatUnicode& FastFormatUnicode::Write( const wxString fmt, ... )
 {
 	va_list list;
@@ -322,7 +321,6 @@ FastFormatUnicode& FastFormatUnicode::Write( const wxString fmt, ... )
 	va_end(list);
 	return *this;
 }
-#endif
 
 bool FastFormatUnicode::IsEmpty() const
 {
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/pxTranslate.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/pxTranslate.cpp
index 1d314ea68b..11ed31a6d5 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/pxTranslate.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/pxTranslate.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ bool pxIsEnglish( int id )
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const wxChar* __fastcall pxExpandMsg( const wxChar* englishContent )
 {
-#if _WIN32 || wxMAJOR_VERSION < 3
-	return wxGetTranslation(englishContent);
-#else
 	return wxGetTranslation(englishContent).wc_str();
-#endif
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,9 +45,6 @@ const wxChar* __fastcall pxGetTranslation( const wxChar* message )
 			Console.WriteLn( Color_Green, L"Message: %s", message );
 		}
 	}
-#if _WIN32 || wxMAJOR_VERSION < 3
-	return wxGetTranslation(message);
-#else
-	return wxGetTranslation( message ).wc_str();
-#endif
+
+	return wxGetTranslation(message).wc_str();
 }
diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/pxWindowTextWriter.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/pxWindowTextWriter.cpp
index d87c9f4cf3..fdbecfd860 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/pxWindowTextWriter.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/pxWindowTextWriter.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,10 @@ void pxWindowTextWriter::_DoWriteLn( const wxChar* msg )
 	m_curpos.y += tHeight + m_leading;
 }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 void pxWindowTextWriter::_DoWriteLn( const wxString msg )
 {
 	_DoWriteLn(msg.wc_str());
 }
-#endif
 
 // Splits incoming multi-line strings into pieces, and dispatches each line individually
 // to the text writer.
@@ -160,10 +158,8 @@ pxWindowTextWriter& pxWindowTextWriter::FormatLn( const wxChar* fmt, ... )
 	return *this;
 }
 
-#if wxMAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 pxWindowTextWriter& pxWindowTextWriter::WriteLn( const wxString fmt )
 {
 	_DoWrite( fmt.wc_str() );
 	return *this;
 }
-#endif