diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index eac1de75ed0..109713315c0 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7354,9 +7354,7 @@ CreateCheckPoint(int flags)
 	if (PriorRedoPtr != InvalidXLogRecPtr)
 		UpdateCheckPointDistanceEstimate(RedoRecPtr - PriorRedoPtr);
 
-#ifdef USE_INJECTION_POINTS
 	INJECTION_POINT("checkpoint-before-old-wal-removal", NULL);
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Delete old log files, those no longer needed for last checkpoint to