diff --git a/standalone/src/DelphesMain.h b/standalone/src/DelphesMain.h
index 6cd02ac..c491e3d 100644
--- a/standalone/src/DelphesMain.h
+++ b/standalone/src/DelphesMain.h
@@ -3,15 +3,7 @@
 #include "k4SimDelphes/DelphesEDM4HepOutputConfiguration.h"
 
 #include "podio/Frame.h"
-#include "podio/podioVersion.h"
-#if PODIO_BUILD_VERSION >= PODIO_VERSION(0, 99, 0)
 #include "podio/ROOTWriter.h"
-#else
-#include "podio/ROOTFrameWriter.h"
-namespace podio {
-  using ROOTWriter = podio::ROOTFrameWriter;
-}
-#endif
 
 #include "ExRootAnalysis/ExRootConfReader.h"
 #include "ExRootAnalysis/ExRootProgressBar.h"
diff --git a/tests/src/compare_delphes_converter_outputs.cpp b/tests/src/compare_delphes_converter_outputs.cpp
index 1fd4e53..4fb9061 100644
--- a/tests/src/compare_delphes_converter_outputs.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/compare_delphes_converter_outputs.cpp
@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@
 #include "edm4hep/utils/kinematics.h"
 
 #include "podio/Frame.h"
-#include "podio/podioVersion.h"
-#if PODIO_BUILD_VERSION >= PODIO_VERSION(0, 99, 0)
 #include "podio/ROOTReader.h"
-#else
-#include "podio/ROOTFrameReader.h"
-namespace podio {
-  using ROOTReader = podio::ROOTFrameReader;
-}
-#endif
 
 #include "ExRootAnalysis/ExRootTreeBranch.h"
 #include "ExRootAnalysis/ExRootTreeReader.h"