diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_use_simdutf.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_use_simdutf.md
index c1bb4da12..507a1009b 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_use_simdutf.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/macros/json_use_simdutf.md
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ By default, `#!cpp JSON_USE_SIMDUTF` is not defined and the portable C++11 scala
 
     ```cpp
     #define JSON_USE_SIMDUTF 1
-    #include <simdutf.h>
     #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
     ...
@@ -56,4 +55,4 @@ By default, `#!cpp JSON_USE_SIMDUTF` is not defined and the portable C++11 scala
 
 ## Version history
 
-- Added in version 3.12.1.
+- Added in version 3.13.0.
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/string_scan.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/string_scan.hpp
index 798bcc598..63c74db85 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/string_scan.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/string_scan.hpp
@@ -227,10 +227,8 @@ inline std::size_t string_bulk_run(const unsigned char* data, std::size_t n) noe
     {
         return run;
     }
-    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
-#else
-    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
 #endif
+    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
 }
 
 }  // namespace detail
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index ae073e4ba..9ba0445a3 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -8360,10 +8360,8 @@ inline std::size_t string_bulk_run(const unsigned char* data, std::size_t n) noe
     {
         return run;
     }
-    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
-#else
-    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
 #endif
+    return scalar_string_bulk_run(data, n);
 }
 
 }  // namespace detail