diff --git a/include/tchar.h b/include/tchar.h
index d5e4983756b..8de69c7466e 100644
--- a/include/tchar.h
+++ b/include/tchar.h
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 #error Wine should not include tchar.h internally
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(__MSVCRT__) && (defined(_UNICODE) || defined(_MBCS))
-#error You must use msvcrt when building in Unicode/MBCS mode [-mno-cygwin]
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif