diff --git a/src/compat/assumptions.h b/src/compat/assumptions.h
--- a/src/compat/assumptions.h
+++ b/src/compat/assumptions.h
@@ -22,15 +22,11 @@
 
 // Assumption: We assume a C++17 (ISO/IEC 14882:2017) compiler (minimum
 //             requirement).
-// Example(s): We use std::make_unique() through the codebase.
-// Note:       MSVC does not report the expected __cplusplus value due to
-//             legacy reasons.
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
-// N3936* §16.8 [cpp.predefined]/p1::
-// "The name __cplusplus is defined to the value 201402L when compiling a C++
+// Example(s): We assume the presence of C++17 features everywhere :-)
+// ISO Standard C++17 [cpp.predefined]p1:
+// "The name __cplusplus is defined to the value 201703L when compiling a C++
 //  translation unit."
 static_assert(__cplusplus >= 201703L, "C++17 standard assumed");
-#endif
 
 // Assumption: We assume the floating-point types to fulfill the requirements of
 //             IEC 559 (IEEE 754) standard.