diff --git a/engine/common/net_ws.c b/engine/common/net_ws.c
index 5bf6e7a8..f48fd5e6 100644
--- a/engine/common/net_ws.c
+++ b/engine/common/net_ws.c
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ static qboolean NET_GetHostByName( const char *hostname, int family, struct sock
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#if !XASH_EMSCRIPTEN && !XASH_DOS4GW && !defined XASH_NO_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
-#define CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
-#endif // !XASH_EMSCRIPTEN && !XASH_DOS4GW && !defined XASH_NO_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
-
-#ifdef CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
 static void NET_ResolveThread( void );
 
 #if XASH_SDL == 2
@@ -377,8 +372,6 @@ static void NET_ResolveThread( void )
 	mutex_unlock( nsthread.mutexres );
 	RESOLVE_DBG( "[resolve thread] exiting thread\n" );
 }
-#endif // CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
-
 
 /*
 =============
@@ -436,7 +429,6 @@ net_gai_state_t NET_StringToSockaddr( const char *s, struct sockaddr_storage *sa
 	{
 		qboolean asyncfailed = true;
 
-#ifdef CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
 		if( net.threads_initialized && nonblocking )
 		{
 			mutex_lock( nsthread.mutexres );
@@ -478,7 +470,6 @@ net_gai_state_t NET_StringToSockaddr( const char *s, struct sockaddr_storage *sa
 
 			mutex_unlock( nsthread.mutexres );
 		}
-#endif // CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
 
 		if( asyncfailed )
 			ret = NET_GetHostByName( copy, family, &temp );
@@ -2061,9 +2052,7 @@ void NET_Init( void )
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
 	NET_InitializeCriticalSections();
-#endif
 
 	net.allow_ip = !Sys_CheckParm( "-noip" );
 	net.allow_ip6 = !Sys_CheckParm( "-noip6" );
@@ -2116,9 +2105,7 @@ void NET_Shutdown( void )
 
 	NET_Config( false, false );
 
-#ifdef CAN_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE
 	NET_DeleteCriticalSections();
-#endif
 
 #if XASH_WIN32
 	WSACleanup();
diff --git a/engine/wscript b/engine/wscript
index f5a9626a..a8bcacf5 100644
--- a/engine/wscript
+++ b/engine/wscript
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ def find_sdl(conf):
 		conf.env.XASH_SDL = 2
 
 def configure(conf):
-	have_async_resolve = True
-
 	# Common dependencies, will be linked to both dedicated server and client
 	if conf.env.DEST_OS == 'linux':
 		conf.check_cc(lib='rt')
@@ -101,15 +99,11 @@ def configure(conf):
 		conf.env.LIB_HAIKU = ['network']
 		conf.env.LIBPATH_HAIKU = ['/boot/system/lib']
 	elif conf.env.DEST_OS == 'wasi':
-		have_async_resolve = False
 		conf.env.CFLAGS += ['-mllvm', '-wasm-enable-sjlj']
-	elif conf.env.DEST_OS == 'emscripten':
-		have_async_resolve = False
 	elif conf.env.DEST_OS == 'sunos':
 		conf.check_cc(lib='socket')
 	elif conf.env.DEST_OS == 'dos':
 		conf.options.STATIC = True
-		have_async_resolve = False
 
 	if conf.options.ENGINE_FUZZ:
 		conf.env.append_unique('CFLAGS', '-fsanitize=fuzzer-no-link')
@@ -136,7 +130,6 @@ def configure(conf):
 		elif conf.options.SDL12: # TODO: move to sdl2.py
 			conf.check_cfg(package='sdl', args='--cflags --libs', uselib_store='SDL1')
 			conf.env.XASH_SDL = 1
-			have_async_resolve = False
 			conf.env.HAVE_SDL1 = True
 		else:
 			find_sdl(conf)
@@ -146,7 +139,7 @@ def configure(conf):
 		conf.env.STATIC = True
 		conf.define('XASH_NO_LIBDL', 1)
 
-	if not conf.env.DEST_OS in ['win32', 'android'] and have_async_resolve:
+	if not conf.env.DEST_OS in ['win32', 'android']:
 		conf.check_pthreads(mode='c')
 
 	conf.check_cc(fragment=EXECINFO_TEST, msg='Checking for glibc backtrace()', mandatory=False, define_name='HAVE_EXECINFO')
@@ -187,7 +180,6 @@ def configure(conf):
 
 	conf.define_cond('XASH_STATIC_LIBS', conf.env.STATIC_LINKING)
 	conf.define_cond('XASH_CUSTOM_SWAP', conf.options.CUSTOM_SWAP)
-	conf.define_cond('XASH_NO_ASYNC_NS_RESOLVE', not have_async_resolve)
 	conf.define_cond('PSAPI_VERSION', conf.env.DEST_OS == 'win32') # will be defined as 1
 
 	for refdll in conf.refdlls: