diff --git a/recmanager.c b/recmanager.c
index b2140b6..cdd9925 100644
--- a/recmanager.c
+++ b/recmanager.c
@@ -849,32 +849,23 @@ const cEvent **cRecManager::UserDefinedTime(int userTime, int &numResults) {
 
 #if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
     LOCK_CHANNELS_READ;
+    const cChannels* channels = Channels;
     LOCK_SCHEDULES_READ;
-//    const cChannels* channels = Channels;
     const cSchedules* schedules = Schedules;
 #else
+    cChannels* channels = &Channels;
     cSchedulesLock schedulesLock;
     const cSchedules *schedules = cSchedules::Schedules(schedulesLock);
 #endif
     const cChannel *startChannel = NULL, *stopChannel = NULL;
     if (tvguideConfig.favLimitChannels) {
-#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20301
-        startChannel = Channels->GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStartChannel);
-        stopChannel = Channels->GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStopChannel);
+        startChannel = channels->GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStartChannel);
+        stopChannel = channels->GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStopChannel);
     }
     if (!startChannel)
-        startChannel = Channels->First();
+        startChannel = channels->First();
 
-    for (const cChannel *channel = startChannel; channel; channel = Channels->Next(channel)) {
-#else
-        startChannel = Channels.GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStartChannel);
-        stopChannel = Channels.GetByNumber(tvguideConfig.favStopChannel);
-    }
-    if (!startChannel)
-        startChannel = Channels.First();
-
-    for (const cChannel *channel = startChannel; channel; channel = Channels.Next(channel)) {
-#endif
+    for (const cChannel *channel = startChannel; channel; channel = channels->Next(channel)) {
         if (channel->GroupSep()) continue;
         const cSchedule *Schedule = schedules->GetSchedule(channel);
         if (!Schedule) continue;