diff --git a/py/argcheck.c b/py/argcheck.c
index add6f8de85..d53bca73a6 100644
--- a/py/argcheck.c
+++ b/py/argcheck.c
@@ -133,11 +133,9 @@ void mp_arg_parse_all_kw_array(size_t n_pos, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args,
     mp_arg_parse_all(n_pos, args, &kw_args, n_allowed, allowed, out_vals);
 }
 
-#if MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING == MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING_TERSE || _MSC_VER
 NORETURN void mp_arg_error_terse_mismatch(void) {
     mp_raise_TypeError("argument num/types mismatch");
 }
-#endif
 
 #if MICROPY_CPYTHON_COMPAT
 NORETURN void mp_arg_error_unimpl_kw(void) {