diff --git a/resolv/res_send.c b/resolv/res_send.c
index 5e53cc2..b92e695 100644
--- a/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -663,14 +663,10 @@ send_vc(res_state statp,
 	   times round the loop resplen has been initialized.  So this is
 	   a false-positive.
 	 */
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 	DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
 	DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#endif
 	int resplen;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 	DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#endif
 	struct iovec iov[4];
 	u_short len;
 	u_short len2;
@@ -788,10 +784,8 @@ send_vc(res_state statp,
 			/* No buffer allocated for the first
 			   reply.  We can try to use the rest
 			   of the user-provided buffer.  */
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 			DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
 			DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#endif
 #if _STRING_ARCH_unaligned
 			*anssizp2 = orig_anssizp - resplen;
 			*ansp2 = *ansp + resplen;
@@ -802,9 +796,7 @@ send_vc(res_state statp,
 			*anssizp2 = orig_anssizp - aligned_resplen;
 			*ansp2 = *ansp + aligned_resplen;
 #endif
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 			DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#endif
 		} else {
 			/* The first reply did not fit into the
 			   user-provided buffer.  Maybe the second
diff --git a/soft-fp/fmadf4.c b/soft-fp/fmadf4.c
index 9330948..fd915f4 100644
--- a/soft-fp/fmadf4.c
+++ b/soft-fp/fmadf4.c
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
    it may be where R is defined using a macro or it may be where the
    macro is defined.  */
 DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
 #include <math.h>
 #include "soft-fp.h"
 #include "double.h"
diff --git a/soft-fp/fmasf4.c b/soft-fp/fmasf4.c
index 359d49c..9524913 100644
--- a/soft-fp/fmasf4.c
+++ b/soft-fp/fmasf4.c
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
    it may be where R is defined using a macro or it may be where the
    macro is defined.  */
 DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
 #include <math.h>
 #include "soft-fp.h"
 #include "single.h"
diff --git a/soft-fp/fmatf4.c b/soft-fp/fmatf4.c
index 9c99303..ab805c2 100644
--- a/soft-fp/fmatf4.c
+++ b/soft-fp/fmatf4.c
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
    it may be where R is defined using a macro or it may be where the
    macro is defined.  */
 DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
 #include <math.h>
 #include "soft-fp.h"
 #include "quad.h"
diff --git a/stdlib/setenv.c b/stdlib/setenv.c
index dad7e71..6ba1631 100644
--- a/stdlib/setenv.c
+++ b/stdlib/setenv.c
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
    there seems to be no way to pacify GCC selectively, only for the
    place where it's needed.  Do not use DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT
    here, as it's not defined yet.  */
-#if ((__GNUC__ << 16) + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= ((4 << 16) + 7)
-# pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized"
-#else
-# pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wuninitialized"
-#endif
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmaybe-uninitialized"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #if !_LIBC
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_lgamma_r.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_lgamma_r.c
index da158cb..15154c0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_lgamma_r.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/dbl-64/e_lgamma_r.c
@@ -302,11 +302,7 @@ __ieee754_lgamma_r(double x, int *signgamp)
 	   although in the cases where it is used it has always been
 	   set.  */
 	DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 	DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-	DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
 	if(hx<0) r = nadj - r;
 	DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
 	return r;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/e_lgammaf_r.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/e_lgammaf_r.c
index 45a62c0..4d8a66b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/e_lgammaf_r.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/e_lgammaf_r.c
@@ -238,11 +238,7 @@ __ieee754_lgammaf_r(float x, int *signgamp)
 	   although in the cases where it is used it has always been
 	   set.  */
 	DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
 	DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-	DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
 	if(hx<0) r = nadj - r;
 	DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
 	return r;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/k_tanl.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/k_tanl.c
index 8ff9192..6bb221e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/k_tanl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128/k_tanl.c
@@ -141,11 +141,7 @@ __kernel_tanl (long double x, long double y, int iy)
 	 uninitialized although in the cases where it is used it has
 	 always been set.  */
       DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
       DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-      DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
       if (sign < 0)
 	w = -w;
       DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/k_tanl.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/k_tanl.c
index 22e53fc..3c1bf32 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/k_tanl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-128ibm/k_tanl.c
@@ -141,11 +141,7 @@ __kernel_tanl (long double x, long double y, int iy)
 	 uninitialized although in the cases where it is used it has
 	 always been set.  */
       DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
       DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-      DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (5, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
       if (sign < 0)
 	w = -w;
       DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_lgammal_r.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_lgammal_r.c
index a80002b..9862fe8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_lgammal_r.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/e_lgammal_r.c
@@ -430,11 +430,7 @@ __ieee754_lgammal_r (long double x, int *signgamp)
      in warnings that it may be used uninitialized although in the
      cases where it is used it has always been set.  */
   DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
   DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-  DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.9, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
   if (se & 0x8000)
     r = nadj - r;
   DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/k_tanl.c b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/k_tanl.c
index 6bee53e..0c050c1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/k_tanl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/ieee754/ldbl-96/k_tanl.c
@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@ __kernel_tanl (long double x, long double y, int iy)
         uninitialized although in the cases where it is used it has
         always been set.  */
       DIAG_PUSH_NEEDS_COMMENT;
-#if __GNUC_PREREQ (4, 7)
       DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.8, "-Wmaybe-uninitialized");
-#else
-      DIAG_IGNORE_NEEDS_COMMENT (4.8, "-Wuninitialized");
-#endif
       if (sign < 0)
 	w = -w;
       DIAG_POP_NEEDS_COMMENT;