diff --git a/src/fu-provider-uefi.c b/src/fu-provider-uefi.c
index 8e2c1b40c..ce2fbc955 100644
--- a/src/fu-provider-uefi.c
+++ b/src/fu-provider-uefi.c
@@ -293,12 +293,8 @@ fu_provider_uefi_coldplug (FuProvider *provider, GError **error)
 			continue;
 		}
 		fwup_get_fw_version(re, &version_raw);
-#if AS_CHECK_VERSION(0,5,2)
 		version = as_utils_version_from_uint32 (version_raw,
 							AS_VERSION_PARSE_FLAG_USE_TRIPLET);
-#else
-		version = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT32_FORMAT, version_raw);
-#endif
 		id = g_strdup_printf ("UEFI-%s-dev%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
 				      guid, hardware_instance);
 
@@ -308,13 +304,8 @@ fu_provider_uefi_coldplug (FuProvider *provider, GError **error)
 		fu_device_set_metadata (dev, FU_DEVICE_KEY_VERSION, version);
 		fwup_get_lowest_supported_fw_version (re, &version_raw);
 		if (version_raw != 0) {
-#if AS_CHECK_VERSION(0,5,2)
 			version_lowest = as_utils_version_from_uint32 (version_raw,
 								       AS_VERSION_PARSE_FLAG_USE_TRIPLET);
-#else
-			version_lowest = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT32_FORMAT,
-							  version_raw);
-#endif
 			fu_device_set_metadata (dev, FU_DEVICE_KEY_VERSION_LOWEST,
 						version_lowest);
 		}