diff --git a/src/md/datasource/datatargetreader.cpp b/src/md/datasource/datatargetreader.cpp
index 3c32f61bce83..6c51db0b10d9 100644
--- a/src/md/datasource/datatargetreader.cpp
+++ b/src/md/datasource/datatargetreader.cpp
@@ -163,13 +163,10 @@ void DataTargetReader::Align(DWORD alignmentBytes)
 
 void DataTargetReader::AlignBase()
 {
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-    // Windows MSVC compiler aligns structs based on the largest field size
+    // Align structs based on the largest field size
+    // This is the default for MSVC compilers
+    // This is forced on other platforms by the DAC_ALIGNAS macro
     Align(m_currentStructureAlign);
-#else
-    // clang (on all platforms) aligns structs always on 4 byte boundaries
-    Align(4);
-#endif
 }
 
 HRESULT DataTargetReader::GetRemotePointerSize(ULONG32* pPointerSize)