diff --git a/src/translations.cpp b/src/translations.cpp
index 3a86291..e6c5f84 100644
--- a/src/translations.cpp
+++ b/src/translations.cpp
@@ -176,15 +176,11 @@ void set_language()
 
     // Step 2. Bind to gettext domain.
     std::string locale_dir;
-#if (defined __linux__ || (defined MACOSX && !defined TILES))
     if( !FILENAMES["base_path"].empty() ) {
         locale_dir = FILENAMES["base_path"] + "share/locale";
     } else {
         locale_dir = "lang/mo";
     }
-#else
-    locale_dir = "lang/mo";
-#endif // __linux__
 
     const char *locale_dir_char = locale_dir.c_str();
     bindtextdomain( "cataclysm-dda", locale_dir_char );