diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons
index e8052819b0..bfd76960a2 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.addons
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ ECPG: stmtUpdateStmt block
 ECPG: stmtExecuteStmt block
 	{ output_statement($1, 1, ECPGst_execute); }
 ECPG: stmtPrepareStmt block
-	{
-		if ($1.type == NULL || strlen($1.type) == 0)
-			output_prepare_statement($1.name, $1.stmt);
-		else
-			output_statement(cat_str(5, mm_strdup("prepare"), $1.name, $1.type, mm_strdup("as"), $1.stmt), 0, ECPGst_normal);
-	}
+	{ output_prepare_statement($1.name, $1.stmt); }
 ECPG: stmtTransactionStmt block
 	{
 		fprintf(base_yyout, "{ ECPGtrans(__LINE__, %s, \"%s\");", connection ? connection : "NULL", $1);