diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cow_string.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cow_string.h
index 5b09cc2a896..61edaa85484 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cow_string.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/cow_string.h
@@ -2963,8 +2963,7 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
       { return __sv_type(this->data(), this->size()).ends_with(__x); }
 #endif // C++20
 
-#if __cplusplus >= 202011L \
-  || (__cplusplus == 202002L && !defined __STRICT_ANSI__)
+#if __cplusplus > 202011L
       bool
       contains(basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> __x) const noexcept
       { return __sv_type(this->data(), this->size()).contains(__x); }