diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index 10c97aecb..5b6299906 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <cstdio>
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
-
-#if !defined(sscanf)
-#define sscanf std::sscanf
-#endif
-
-#endif //__cplusplus
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #if !defined(_CRT_SECURE_CPP_OVERLOAD_STANDARD_NAMES)
@@ -53,11 +46,7 @@ static size_t const stackLimit_g =
 
 namespace Json {
 
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || (defined(_CPPLIB_VER) && _CPPLIB_VER >= 520)
 using CharReaderPtr = std::unique_ptr<CharReader>;
-#else
-using CharReaderPtr = std::auto_ptr<CharReader>;
-#endif
 
 // Implementation of class Features
 // ////////////////////////////////