diff --git a/runtime/syntax/ppwiz.vim b/runtime/syntax/ppwiz.vim
index d3d7b3a..599bf0b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/ppwiz.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/ppwiz.vim
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
 " Filename:     ppwiz.vim
 
 " Remove old syntax stuff
-" 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
 
@@ -63,33 +60,25 @@
 syn cluster ppwizArgVal add=ppwizString,ppwizInteger
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
-" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
-" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
-if version >= 508 || !exists("did_ppwiz_syn_inits")
-    if version < 508
-		let did_ppwiz_syn_inits = 1
-		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
-	else
-		command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
-    endif
+" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
 
-    HiLink ppwizSpecial  Special
-    HiLink ppwizEqual    ppwizSpecial
-    HiLink ppwizOperator ppwizSpecial
-    HiLink ppwizComment  Comment
-    HiLink ppwizDef      PreProc
-    HiLink ppwizMacro    Statement
-    HiLink ppwizArg      Identifier
-    HiLink ppwizStdVar   Identifier
-    HiLink ppwizRexxVar  Identifier
-    HiLink ppwizString   Constant
-    HiLink ppwizInteger  Constant
-    HiLink ppwizCont     ppwizSpecial
-    HiLink ppwizError    Error
-    HiLink ppwizHTML     Type
+HiLink ppwizSpecial  Special
+HiLink ppwizEqual    ppwizSpecial
+HiLink ppwizOperator ppwizSpecial
+HiLink ppwizComment  Comment
+HiLink ppwizDef      PreProc
+HiLink ppwizMacro    Statement
+HiLink ppwizArg      Identifier
+HiLink ppwizStdVar   Identifier
+HiLink ppwizRexxVar  Identifier
+HiLink ppwizString   Constant
+HiLink ppwizInteger  Constant
+HiLink ppwizCont     ppwizSpecial
+HiLink ppwizError    Error
+HiLink ppwizHTML     Type
 
-    delcommand HiLink
-endif
+delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "ppwiz"