diff --git a/src/paper_thinstrip_full/thinstrip_equation.cc b/src/paper_thinstrip_full/thinstrip_equation.cc
index a80993f5eec3039cf062c1f08190c86919264ac3..5ea26767b03fe05f5d524d14fddc21e60c527be0 100644
--- a/src/paper_thinstrip_full/thinstrip_equation.cc
+++ b/src/paper_thinstrip_full/thinstrip_equation.cc
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ class StrechingThinstripTransform
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-  #if !HAVE_SUPERLU
-    std::cout << "Error: These examples work only if SuperLU is available." << std::endl;
-    exit(1);
-  #endif
-
-  #if HAVE_UG
-  try{
     // Maybe initialize Mpi
     Dune::MPIHelper&
       helper = Dune::MPIHelper::instance(argc, argv);
@@ -216,5 +209,4 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     std::cerr << "Unknown exception thrown!" << std::endl;
     return 1;
   }
-  #endif
 }