diff --git ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
index 82541e9..ac8fcf7 100644
--- ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
+++ ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ require 'pathname.so'

 class Pathname

-  # :stopdoc:
-  if RUBY_VERSION < "1.9"
-    TO_PATH = :to_str
-  else
-    # to_path is implemented so Pathname objects are usable with File.open, etc.
-    TO_PATH = :to_path
-  end
+  # to_path is implemented so Pathname objects are usable with File.open, etc.
+  TO_PATH = :to_path

   SAME_PATHS = if File::FNM_SYSCASE.nonzero?
     # Avoid #zero? here because #casecmp can return nil.