diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/Bootstrap.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/Bootstrap.php
index 707122bb..bd8f9984 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/Bootstrap.php
@@ -79,44 +79,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_Bootstrap
     public static function registerAutoload()
     {
         $autoload = array('HTMLPurifier_Bootstrap', 'autoload');
-        if (($funcs = spl_autoload_functions()) === false) {
+        if (spl_autoload_functions() === false) {
             spl_autoload_register($autoload);
-        } elseif (function_exists('spl_autoload_unregister')) {
-            if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0', '>=')) {
-                // prepend flag exists, no need for shenanigans
-                spl_autoload_register($autoload, true, true);
-            } else {
-                $buggy  = version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.2.11', '<');
-                $compat = version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.2', '<=') &&
-                          version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.1.0', '>=');
-                foreach ($funcs as $func) {
-                    if ($buggy && is_array($func)) {
-                        // :TRICKY: There are some compatibility issues and some
-                        // places where we need to error out
-                        $reflector = new ReflectionMethod($func[0], $func[1]);
-                        if (!$reflector->isStatic()) {
-                            throw new Exception(
-                                'HTML Purifier autoloader registrar is not compatible
-                                with non-static object methods due to PHP Bug #44144;
-                                Please do not use HTMLPurifier.autoload.php (or any
-                                file that includes this file); instead, place the code:
-                                spl_autoload_register(array(\'HTMLPurifier_Bootstrap\', \'autoload\'))
-                                after your own autoloaders.'
-                            );
-                        }
-                        // Suprisingly, spl_autoload_register supports the
-                        // Class::staticMethod callback format, although call_user_func doesn't
-                        if ($compat) {
-                            $func = implode('::', $func);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    spl_autoload_unregister($func);
-                }
-                spl_autoload_register($autoload);
-                foreach ($funcs as $func) {
-                    spl_autoload_register($func);
-                }
-            }
+        } else {
+            // prepend flag exists, no need for shenanigans
+            spl_autoload_register($autoload, true, true);
         }
     }
 }