diff --git a/DDCore/src/plugins/Compact2Objects.cpp b/DDCore/src/plugins/Compact2Objects.cpp
index f50741929f075d038f90dcf58504ccdc502693e5..5aa543117432bab17655700cbe058f048e3c7b70 100644
--- a/DDCore/src/plugins/Compact2Objects.cpp
+++ b/DDCore/src/plugins/Compact2Objects.cpp
@@ -831,7 +831,6 @@ template <> void Converter<OpticalSurface>::operator()(xml_h element) const {
                surf->GetName(), pname.c_str(), ptyp.c_str());
     }
   }
-#endif
 }
 
 /** Convert compact constant property (Material properties stored in TGeoManager)