diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index e3cc57bc4..abca3b266 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/BlendFunc>
 #include <osg/Material>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index d249a7602..a13ee03ac 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Group>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/UserDataContainer>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleProcessor>
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 1757314fe..f10beca6c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <osg/Material>
 #include <osg/TexEnvCombine>
 #include <osg/TexMat>
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/OcclusionQueryNode>
 #include <osg/ColorMask>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index 61fbc9b96..8f4076884 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Array>
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/LOD>
 
 // resource
diff --git a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
index a4278eb0f..870fa370b 100644
--- a/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/imagemanager.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 #include <osg/GLExtensions>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index 52db2decc..85a4afa30 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <osg/Node>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/UserDataContainer>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgParticle/ParticleSystem>
 #include <osgFX/Effect>
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ namespace
                     && partsys->getUserDataContainer()->getDescriptions()[0] == "worldspace");
         }
 
-#if OSG_VERSION_GREATER_OR_EQUAL(3,3,3)
         // in OSG 3.3 and up Drawables can be directly in the scene graph without a Geode decorating them.
         void apply(osg::Drawable& drw)
         {
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ namespace
                 partsys->setNodeMask(mMask);
             }
         }
-#endif
 
         void transformInitialParticles(osgParticle::ParticleSystem* partsys, osg::Node* node)
         {
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp b/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
index 916d4f80b..097899911 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/controller.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <osg/Drawable>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/NodeCallback>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 namespace SceneUtil
 {
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index da7d42431..f915ee39c 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#include <osg/Version>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
 
 #include "skeleton.hpp"
diff --git a/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp b/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
index e5bad1f00..66d53b096 100644
--- a/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
+++ b/components/sdlutil/sdlgraphicswindow.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <SDL_video.h>
 
-#include <osg/Version>
-
 namespace SDLUtil
 {
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
index 96584172a..981a984e4 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Geode>
 #include <osg/KdTree>
-#include <osg/Version>
 
 #include <osgFX/Effect>