diff --git a/lib/vtls/openssl.c b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
index b7e446253e..f8ccb234a5 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/openssl.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/openssl.c
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
 #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10000000L)
 #define HAVE_ERR_REMOVE_THREAD_STATE 1
 #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100004L) && \
-  !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && \
-  !defined(OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL)
+  !defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
 /* OpenSSL 1.1.0-pre4 removed the argument! */
 #define HAVE_ERR_REMOVE_THREAD_STATE_NOARG 1
 #endif