--- a/includes/PHPMailerAutoload.php
+++ b/includes/PHPMailerAutoload.php
@@ -37,14 +37,5 @@
     } else {
         spl_autoload_register('PHPMailerAutoload');
     }
-} else {
-    /**
-     * Fall back to traditional autoload for old PHP versions
-     * @param string $classname The name of the class to load
-     */
-    function __autoload($classname)
-    {
-        PHPMailerAutoload($classname);
-    }
-}
+}