diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
index 7d1066e884..a0ddbcbe43 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
@@ -38,13 +38,10 @@ class phpbb_search_fulltext_postgres extends phpbb_search_base
 
 		$this->word_length = array('min' => $config['fulltext_postgres_min_word_len'], 'max' => $config['fulltext_postgres_max_word_len']);
 
-		if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=') || (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.0-dev', '<=') && version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '4.4.0', '>=')))
+		// PHP may not be linked with the bundled PCRE lib and instead with an older version
+		if (phpbb_pcre_utf8_support())
 		{
-			// While this is the proper range of PHP versions, PHP may not be linked with the bundled PCRE lib and instead with an older version
-			if (@preg_match('/\p{L}/u', 'a') !== false)
-			{
-				$this->pcre_properties = true;
-			}
+			$this->pcre_properties = true;
 		}
 
 		if (function_exists('mb_ereg'))