diff --git a/dlls/dwrite/main.c b/dlls/dwrite/main.c
index 79aa7d00d10..ac7aff549c7 100644
--- a/dlls/dwrite/main.c
+++ b/dlls/dwrite/main.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved)
 {
     switch (reason)
     {
-    case DLL_WINE_PREATTACH:
-        return FALSE;  /* prefer native version */
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
         DisableThreadLibraryCalls( hinstDLL );
         init_freetype();