--- a/src/help.cc
+++ b/src/help.cc
@@ -396,16 +396,12 @@
 void
 additional_help_message (ostream& os)
 {
-#if defined (USE_GNU_INFO)
-
   if (! Vsuppress_verbose_help_message)
     os << "\n\
 Additional help for builtin functions, operators, and variables\n\
 is available in the on-line version of the manual.  Use the command\n\
 `help -i <topic>' to search the manual index.\n";
 
-#endif
-
   if (! Vsuppress_verbose_help_message)
     os << "\n\
 Help and information about Octave is also available on the WWW\n\
@@ -578,8 +574,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-#if defined (USE_GNU_INFO)
-
 static int
 try_info (const string& nm)
 {
@@ -654,16 +648,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-#else
-
-static void
-help_from_info (const string_vector&, int, int)
-{
-  message ("help", "Info help is not available in this version of Octave");
-}
-
-#endif
-
 static bool
 help_from_list (ostream& os, const help_list *list,
 		const string& nm, int usage)
@@ -738,16 +722,10 @@
   additional_help_message (octave_stdout);
 }
 
-#if defined (USE_GNU_INFO)
-#define HELP_DOC_STRING \
-  "help [-i] [topic ...]\n\nprint cryptic yet witty messages"
-#else
-#define HELP_DOC_STRING \
-  "help [topic ...]\n\nprint cryptic yet witty messages"
-#endif
-
 DEFUN_TEXT (help, args, ,
-  HELP_DOC_STRING)
+  "help [-i] [topic ...]\n\
+\n\
+print cryptic yet witty messages")
 {
   octave_value_list retval;