diff --git a/runtime/syntax/aspperl.vim b/runtime/syntax/aspperl.vim
index 0f7ef46..5a9abed 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/aspperl.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/aspperl.vim
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 " URL:		http://nim.dhs.org/~edh/aspperl.vim
 " Last Change:	2001 May 09
 
-" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
-" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
-if version < 600
-  syntax clear
-elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
@@ -16,14 +13,9 @@
   let main_syntax = 'perlscript'
 endif
 
-if version < 600
-  so <sfile>:p:h/html.vim
-  syn include @AspPerlScript <sfile>:p:h/perl.vim
-else
-  runtime! syntax/html.vim
-  unlet b:current_syntax
-  syn include @AspPerlScript syntax/perl.vim
-endif
+runtime! syntax/html.vim
+unlet b:current_syntax
+syn include @AspPerlScript syntax/perl.vim
 
 syn cluster htmlPreproc add=AspPerlScriptInsideHtmlTags