diff --git a/example/ssh2_exec.c b/example/ssh2_exec.c
index 1c4ea4b7..f672322d 100644
--- a/example/ssh2_exec.c
+++ b/example/ssh2_exec.c
@@ -172,21 +172,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     fingerprint = libssh2_session_hostkey(session, &len, &type);
     if(fingerprint) {
         struct libssh2_knownhost *host;
-#if LIBSSH2_VERSION_NUM >= 0x010206
-        /* introduced in 1.2.6 */
         int check = libssh2_knownhost_checkp(nh, hostname, 22,
                                              fingerprint, len,
                                              LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_TYPE_PLAIN|
                                              LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_KEYENC_RAW,
                                              &host);
-#else
-        /* 1.2.5 or older */
-        int check = libssh2_knownhost_check(nh, hostname,
-                                            fingerprint, len,
-                                            LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_TYPE_PLAIN|
-                                            LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_KEYENC_RAW,
-                                            &host);
-#endif
         fprintf(stderr, "Host check: %d, key: %s\n", check,
                 (check <= LIBSSH2_KNOWNHOST_CHECK_MISMATCH)?
                 host->key:"<none>");