diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c7cb0d..9e35d3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -397,3 +397,4 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 # JetBrains Rider
 *.sln.iml
 *.projectinfo
+.DS*
diff --git a/src/Pepperdash Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplMaster.cs b/src/Pepperdash Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplMaster.cs
index 36ff843..7200bff 100644
--- a/src/Pepperdash Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplMaster.cs	
+++ b/src/Pepperdash Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplMaster.cs	
@@ -160,11 +160,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
             /// <returns></returns>
 			public static JObject ParseObject(string json)
 			{
-				#if NET6_0
                 using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
-#else
-                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
-#endif
 				{
 					var startDepth = reader.Depth;
 					var obj = JObject.Load(reader);
@@ -181,11 +177,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
             /// <returns></returns>
 			public static JArray ParseArray(string json)
 			{
-				#if NET6_0
                 using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
-#else
-                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
-#endif
 				{
 					var startDepth = reader.Depth;
 					var obj = JArray.Load(reader);