diff --git a/src/afs/afs.h b/src/afs/afs.h
index dd45066ef9..95b4351a97 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs.h
+++ b/src/afs/afs.h
@@ -1493,12 +1493,7 @@ struct afs_fakestat_state {
 };
 
 extern int afs_fakestat_enable;
-
-#ifdef AFS_MAXVCOUNT_ENV
 extern int afsd_dynamic_vcaches;
-#else
-#define afsd_dynamic_vcaches 0
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Wrappers for access to credentials structure members
diff --git a/src/afs/afs_init.c b/src/afs/afs_init.c
index 12f3852493..3c33296084 100644
--- a/src/afs/afs_init.c
+++ b/src/afs/afs_init.c
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ const struct cred *cache_creds;
 #endif
 
 /* This is the kernel side of the dynamic vcache setting */
-#ifdef AFS_MAXVCOUNT_ENV
 int afsd_dynamic_vcaches = 0;	/* Enable dynamic-vcache support */
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Initialization order is important.  Must first call afs_CacheInit,