diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index e9c4de14d..39fd89e04 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
 
 # don't allow any web access to logfiles, even after rotation/compression
 <FilesMatch "\.(out|log|gz)$">
-  <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
-    Require all denied
-  </IfModule>
-  <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
-    Order deny,allow
-    Deny from all
-  </IfModule>
+Deny from all
 </FilesMatch>
 
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
@@ -28,4 +22,6 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
+
 </IfModule>
+
diff --git a/util/.htaccess b/util/.htaccess
index 333a08d40..b311c14c2 100644
--- a/util/.htaccess
+++ b/util/.htaccess
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 Options -Indexes
 
-# Remove the following lines or modify it to run the string translator utility
-<IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
-  Require all denied
-</IfModule>
-<IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
-  Order deny,allow
-  Deny from all
-</IfModule>
+# Remove the following line or modify it to run the string translator utility
+Deny from all
+
diff --git a/view/.htaccess b/view/.htaccess
index 115be49c0..559a5fcc0 100644
--- a/view/.htaccess
+++ b/view/.htaccess
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
 <FilesMatch "\.tpl">
-  <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
-    Require all denied
-  </IfModule>
-  <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
-    Order deny,allow
-    Deny from all
-  </IfModule>
-</FilesMatch>
+Deny from all
+</FilesMatch>
\ No newline at end of file