diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/osl.cpp b/intern/cycles/render/osl.cpp
index 6e5c787742e..8efc6b553e0 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/osl.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/osl.cpp
@@ -347,43 +347,9 @@ const char *OSLShaderManager::shader_load_filepath(string filepath)
 	return shader_load_bytecode(bytecode_hash, bytecode);
 }
 
-/* don't try this at home .. this is a template trick to use either
- * LoadMemoryShader or LoadMemoryCompiledShader which are the function
- * names in our custom branch and the official repository. */
-
-template<bool C, typename T = void> struct enable_if { typedef T type; };
-template<typename T> struct enable_if<false, T> { };
-
-template<typename T, typename Sign>
-struct has_LoadMemoryCompiledShader {
-	typedef int yes;
-	typedef char no;
-	
-	template<typename U, U> struct type_check;
-	template<typename _1> static yes &chk(type_check<Sign, &_1::LoadMemoryCompiledShader>*);
-	template<typename   > static no  &chk(...);
-	static bool const value = sizeof(chk<T>(0)) == sizeof(yes);
-};
-
-template<typename T>
-typename enable_if<has_LoadMemoryCompiledShader<T, 
-	bool(T::*)(const char*, const char*)>::value, bool>::type
-load_memory_shader(T *ss, const char *name, const char *buffer)
-{
-	return ss->LoadMemoryCompiledShader(name, buffer);
-}
-
-template<typename T>
-typename enable_if<!has_LoadMemoryCompiledShader<T, 
-	bool(T::*)(const char*, const char*)>::value, bool>::type
-load_memory_shader(T *ss, const char *name, const char *buffer)
-{
-	return ss->LoadMemoryShader(name, buffer);
-}
-
 const char *OSLShaderManager::shader_load_bytecode(const string& hash, const string& bytecode)
 {
-	load_memory_shader(ss, hash.c_str(), bytecode.c_str());
+	ss->LoadMemoryCompiledShader(hash.c_str(), bytecode.c_str());
 
 	/* this is a bit weak, but works */
 	OSLShaderInfo info;