diff --git a/test/ref/Makefile b/test/ref/Makefile
index be9fbed59..5f0b86164 100644
--- a/test/ref/Makefile
+++ b/test/ref/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $(WORKDIR):
 
 $(WORKDIR)/%.ref: %.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(if $(QUIET),echo ref/$*.host)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DREFCC -o $(WORKDIR)/$*.host $< $(NULLERR)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(WORKDIR)/$*.host $< $(NULLERR)
 	$(WORKDIR)$S$*.host > $@
 
 $(DIFF): ../bdiff.c | $(WORKDIR)
diff --git a/test/ref/switch2.c b/test/ref/switch2.c
index 3b2ab23e6..78d383b52 100644
--- a/test/ref/switch2.c
+++ b/test/ref/switch2.c
@@ -37,20 +37,8 @@ void testlimits(int i) {
 }
 
 void testdefault1(unsigned char i) {
-/* we want a signed char */
-#ifdef REFCC
 
-signed char k;
-        
-#else
-        
-#ifdef UNSIGNED_CHARS
-signed char k;
-#else
-char k;
-#endif
-
-#endif
+        signed char k;
 
         for(;i<254;) {
                 k = i;
@@ -138,20 +126,8 @@ char k;
 }
 
 void testdefault2(unsigned char i) {
-/* we want a unsigned char */
-#ifdef REFCC
 
-unsigned char k;
-        
-#else
-        
-#ifdef UNSIGNED_CHARS
-char k;
-#else
-unsigned char k;
-#endif
-
-#endif
+        unsigned char k;
 
         for(;i<254;) {
                 k = i;