diff --git a/runtime/syntax/wml.vim b/runtime/syntax/wml.vim
index 5957930..b9169d0 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/wml.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/wml.vim
@@ -16,21 +16,14 @@
 "  vim-package around your corner :)
 
 
-" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
-" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
-if version < 600
-  syn clear
-elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
 
 " A lot of the web stuff looks like HTML so we load that first
-if version < 600
-  so <sfile>:p:h/html.vim
-else
-  runtime! syntax/html.vim
-endif
+runtime! syntax/html.vim
 unlet b:current_syntax
 
 if !exists("main_syntax")
@@ -108,11 +101,7 @@
 " The perl include stuff
 if main_syntax != 'perl'
   " Perl script
-  if version < 600
-    syn include @wmlPerlScript <sfile>:p:h/perl.vim
-  else
-    syn include @wmlPerlScript syntax/perl.vim
-  endif
+  syn include @wmlPerlScript syntax/perl.vim
   unlet b:current_syntax
 
   syn region perlScript   start=+<perl>+ keepend end=+</perl>+ contains=@wmlPerlScript,wmlPerlTag
@@ -140,33 +129,24 @@
 endif
 
 " 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_wml_syn_inits")
-  let did_wml_syn_inits = 1
-  if version < 508
-    let did_wml_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 wmlNextLine	Special
-  HiLink wmlUse		Include
-  HiLink wmlUsed	String
-  HiLink wmlBody	Special
-  HiLink wmlDiverted	Label
-  HiLink wmlDivert	Delimiter
-  HiLink wmlDivertEnd	Delimiter
-  HiLink wmlLocationId	Label
-  HiLink wmlLocation	Delimiter
+HiLink wmlNextLine	Special
+HiLink wmlUse		Include
+HiLink wmlUsed	String
+HiLink wmlBody	Special
+HiLink wmlDiverted	Label
+HiLink wmlDivert	Delimiter
+HiLink wmlDivertEnd	Delimiter
+HiLink wmlLocationId	Label
+HiLink wmlLocation	Delimiter
 " HiLink wmlLocationed	Delimiter
-  HiLink wmlDefineName	String
-  HiLink wmlComment	Comment
-  HiLink wmlInclude	Include
-  HiLink wmlSharpBang	PreProc
+HiLink wmlDefineName	String
+HiLink wmlComment	Comment
+HiLink wmlInclude	Include
+HiLink wmlSharpBang	PreProc
 
-  delcommand HiLink
-endif
+delcommand HiLink
 
 let b:current_syntax = "wml"