diff --git a/runtime/syntax/rcslog.vim b/runtime/syntax/rcslog.vim
index acacfa1..8451852 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/rcslog.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/rcslog.vim
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 " Maintainer:	Joe Karthauser <joe@freebsd.org>
 " 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
 
@@ -16,22 +13,14 @@
 syn match rcslogDate		"^date: .*$"
 
 " 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_rcslog_syntax_inits")
-  if version < 508
-    let did_rcslog_syntax_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 rcslogFile		Type
-  HiLink rcslogRevision	Constant
-  HiLink rcslogDate		Identifier
+HiLink rcslogFile		Type
+HiLink rcslogRevision	Constant
+HiLink rcslogDate		Identifier
 
-  delcommand HiLink
-endif
+delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "rcslog"