diff --git a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
index 6133934..510741f 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/BCDirectCompute.h
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER > 1000)
 #pragma once
-#endif
 
 namespace DirectX
 {