diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
index 179080dbb579..7fc428027a1b 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -691,13 +691,8 @@ public:
     static_assert(( is_same<typename allocator_type::value_type, value_type>::value),
                   "Allocator::value_type must be same type as value_type");
 
-#if defined(_LIBCPP_RAW_ITERATORS)
-    typedef pointer                                      iterator;
-    typedef const_pointer                                const_iterator;
-#else  // defined(_LIBCPP_RAW_ITERATORS)
     typedef __wrap_iter<pointer>                         iterator;
     typedef __wrap_iter<const_pointer>                   const_iterator;
-#endif  // defined(_LIBCPP_RAW_ITERATORS)
     typedef _VSTD::reverse_iterator<iterator>             reverse_iterator;
     typedef _VSTD::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>       const_reverse_iterator;