diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 94252a2166..45862ec96c 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -2670,15 +2670,13 @@ int InitSSL_Ctx(WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx, WOLFSSL_METHOD* method, void* heap)
     }
     else {
         ctx->ticketStartTime -= ctx->ticketStartTime % 1000;
-    #ifdef WOLFSSL_32BIT_MILLI_TIME
-        /* A 32 bit ms clock is truncated mod 2^32, which is not a multiple
-         * of 1000, so the modulo above does not remove the true sub-second
-         * part. Drop a whole further second so a ticket minted in the same
-         * second as this ctx is never flagged as predating it. */
+        /* Drop a further second so a ticket minted in the same second as the
+         * ctx is never flagged as predating it: ticketSeen is read from
+         * LowResTimer() rather than this clock, and a wrapped 32 bit ms clock
+         * keeps its true sub-second part through the modulo above. */
         if (ctx->ticketStartTime > 1000) {
             ctx->ticketStartTime -= 1000;
         }
-    #endif
     }
 #endif