diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i b/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
index 01968c744..8c18bbd34 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/global_vars.i
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
 
   int x;
   int *xp;
-#ifdef SWIGR
   int& c_member = x;
-#else
-  int& c = x;
-#endif
 
   void *vp;