diff --git a/src/battle.c b/src/battle.c
index 50357c7bf..f4d3bc5a7 100644
--- a/src/battle.c
+++ b/src/battle.c
@@ -1158,14 +1158,6 @@ terminate(troop dt, troop at, int type, const char *damage, bool missile)
     /* Momentan nur Trollgürtel und Werwolf-Eigenschaft */
     am = select_magicarmor(dt);
 
-#if CHANGED_CROSSBOWS
-    if (awtype && fval(awtype, WTF_ARMORPIERCING)) {
-        /* crossbows */
-        ar /= 2;
-        an /= 2;
-    }
-#endif
-
     if (rule_armor < 0) {
         rule_armor = get_param_int(global.parameters, "rules.combat.nat_armor", 0);
     }
@@ -1182,6 +1174,12 @@ terminate(troop dt, troop at, int type, const char *damage, bool missile)
         /* use the higher value, add half the other value */
         ar = (ar > an) ? (ar + an / 2) : (an + ar / 2);
     }
+
+    if (awtype && fval(awtype, WTF_ARMORPIERCING)) {
+        /* crossbows */
+        ar /= 2;
+    }
+
     ar += am;
 
     if (type != AT_COMBATSPELL && type != AT_SPELL) {
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 7f97eb8a8..267a27d12 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -37,6 +37,5 @@
  */
 #define MUSEUM_MODULE 1
 #define ARENA_MODULE 1
-#define CHANGED_CROSSBOWS 0     /* use the WTF_ARMORPIERCING flag */
 
 #undef REGIONOWNERS             /* (WIP) region-owner uses HELP_TRAVEL to control entry to region */