diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader11.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader11.cpp
index ec81ec1..8909024 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader11.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader11.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ namespace
         // We don't support n-channel formats
     };
 
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8) || defined(_WIN7_PLATFORM_UPDATE)
     bool g_WIC2 = false;
+#endif
 
     BOOL WINAPI InitializeWICFactory(PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID *ifactory) noexcept
     {
diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader9.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader9.cpp
index af646eb..d5971d0 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader9.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader9.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ namespace
         // We don't support n-channel formats
     };
 
-    bool g_WIC2 = false;
-
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     BOOL WINAPI InitializeWICFactory(PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID* ifactory) noexcept
     {
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ namespace
         if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
         {
             // WIC2 is available on Windows 10, Windows 8.x, and Windows 7 SP1 with KB 2670838 installed
-            g_WIC2 = true;
             return TRUE;
         }
         else