@@ -569,11 +569,10 @@
 	return (id)[[OFUTF8String alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path
 						       encoding: encoding];
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(OF_HAVE_FILES) || defined(OF_HAVE_SOCKETS)
 - (instancetype)initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	return (id)[[OFUTF8String alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL];
 }
 
@@ -581,11 +580,10 @@
 			     encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 {
 	return (id)[[OFUTF8String alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL
 						      encoding: encoding];
 }
-#endif
 
 - (instancetype)initWithSerialization: (OFXMLElement *)element
 {
 	return (id)[[OFUTF8String alloc] initWithSerialization: element];
 }
@@ -785,11 +783,10 @@
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path
 					    encoding: encoding] autorelease];
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(OF_HAVE_FILES) || defined(OF_HAVE_SOCKETS)
 + (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL *)URL
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL] autorelease];
 }
 
@@ -797,11 +794,10 @@
 			       encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: URL
 					   encoding: encoding] autorelease];
 }
-#endif
 
 - (instancetype)init
 {
 	if ([self isMemberOfClass: [OFString class]]) {
 		@try {