diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index 0fb1e62b20d0..f612bef98315 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext4_dir_operations = {
 	.compat_ioctl	= ext4_compat_ioctl,
 #endif
 	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,	/* BKL held */
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 	.release	= ext4_release_dir,
-#endif
 };
 
 
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@ static int ext4_readdir(struct file * filp,
 
 	sb = inode->i_sb;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 	if (EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(inode->i_sb,
 				    EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX) &&
 	    ((EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags & EXT4_INDEX_FL) ||
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ static int ext4_readdir(struct file * filp,
 		 */
 		EXT4_I(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->i_flags &= ~EXT4_INDEX_FL;
 	}
-#endif
 	stored = 0;
 	offset = filp->f_pos & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
 
@@ -232,7 +228,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 /*
  * These functions convert from the major/minor hash to an f_pos
  * value.
@@ -518,5 +513,3 @@ static int ext4_release_dir (struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 5fdb862e71c4..94ee6f315dc1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ struct dx_map_entry
 	u16 size;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 static inline unsigned dx_get_block (struct dx_entry *entry);
 static void dx_set_block (struct dx_entry *entry, unsigned value);
 static inline unsigned dx_get_hash (struct dx_entry *entry);
@@ -766,8 +765,6 @@ static void dx_insert_block(struct dx_frame *frame, u32 hash, u32 block)
 	dx_set_block(new, block);
 	dx_set_count(entries, count + 1);
 }
-#endif
-
 
 static void ext4_update_dx_flag(struct inode *inode)
 {
@@ -869,7 +866,6 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct dentry *dentry,
 	name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	if (namelen > EXT4_NAME_LEN)
 		return NULL;
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 	if (is_dx(dir)) {
 		bh = ext4_dx_find_entry(dentry, res_dir, &err);
 		/*
@@ -881,7 +877,6 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct dentry *dentry,
 			return bh;
 		dxtrace(printk("ext4_find_entry: dx failed, falling back\n"));
 	}
-#endif
 	nblocks = dir->i_size >> EXT4_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(sb);
 	start = EXT4_I(dir)->i_dir_start_lookup;
 	if (start >= nblocks)
@@ -957,7 +952,6 @@ cleanup_and_exit:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct dentry *dentry,
 		       struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir, int *err)
 {
@@ -1025,7 +1019,6 @@ errout:
 	dx_release (frames);
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif
 
 static struct dentry *ext4_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
@@ -1121,7 +1114,6 @@ static inline void ext4_set_de_type(struct super_block *sb,
 		de->file_type = ext4_type_by_mode[(mode & S_IFMT)>>S_SHIFT];
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 /*
  * Move count entries from end of map between two memory locations.
  * Returns pointer to last entry moved.
@@ -1266,8 +1258,6 @@ errout:
 	*error = err;
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif
-
 
 /*
  * Add a new entry into a directory (leaf) block.  If de is non-NULL,
@@ -1364,7 +1354,6 @@ static int add_dirent_to_buf(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 /*
  * This converts a one block unindexed directory to a 3 block indexed
  * directory, and adds the dentry to the indexed directory.
@@ -1443,7 +1432,6 @@ static int make_indexed_dir(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	return add_dirent_to_buf(handle, dentry, inode, de, bh);
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  *	ext4_add_entry()
@@ -1464,9 +1452,7 @@ static int ext4_add_entry (handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	struct super_block * sb;
 	int	retval;
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 	int	dx_fallback=0;
-#endif
 	unsigned blocksize;
 	u32 block, blocks;
 
@@ -1474,7 +1460,6 @@ static int ext4_add_entry (handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 	blocksize = sb->s_blocksize;
 	if (!dentry->d_name.len)
 		return -EINVAL;
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 	if (is_dx(dir)) {
 		retval = ext4_dx_add_entry(handle, dentry, inode);
 		if (!retval || (retval != ERR_BAD_DX_DIR))
@@ -1483,7 +1468,6 @@ static int ext4_add_entry (handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 		dx_fallback++;
 		ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dir);
 	}
-#endif
 	blocks = dir->i_size >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	for (block = 0, offset = 0; block < blocks; block++) {
 		bh = ext4_bread(handle, dir, block, 0, &retval);
@@ -1493,11 +1477,9 @@ static int ext4_add_entry (handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 		if (retval != -ENOSPC)
 			return retval;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 		if (blocks == 1 && !dx_fallback &&
 		    EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX))
 			return make_indexed_dir(handle, dentry, inode, bh);
-#endif
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 	bh = ext4_append(handle, dir, &block, &retval);
@@ -1509,7 +1491,6 @@ static int ext4_add_entry (handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return add_dirent_to_buf(handle, dentry, inode, de, bh);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 /*
  * Returns 0 for success, or a negative error value
  */
@@ -1644,7 +1625,6 @@ cleanup:
 	dx_release(frames);
 	return err;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * ext4_delete_entry deletes a directory entry by merging it with the
diff --git a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
index 3baeb996fd3f..151738af6be2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext4_fs.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 /*max window size: 1024(direct blocks) + 3([t,d]indirect blocks) */
 #define EXT4_MAX_RESERVE_BLOCKS		1027
 #define EXT4_RESERVE_WINDOW_NOT_ALLOCATED 0
-/*
- * Always enable hashed directories
- */
-#define CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
 
 /*
  * Debug code
@@ -766,17 +762,11 @@ struct ext4_dir_entry_2 {
  * (c) Daniel Phillips, 2001
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_INDEX
-  #define is_dx(dir) (EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(dir->i_sb, \
-					      EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX) && \
+#define is_dx(dir) (EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(dir->i_sb, \
+				      EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_DIR_INDEX) && \
 		      (EXT4_I(dir)->i_flags & EXT4_INDEX_FL))
 #define EXT4_DIR_LINK_MAX(dir) (!is_dx(dir) && (dir)->i_nlink >= EXT4_LINK_MAX)
 #define EXT4_DIR_LINK_EMPTY(dir) ((dir)->i_nlink == 2 || (dir)->i_nlink == 1)
-#else
-  #define is_dx(dir) 0
-#define EXT4_DIR_LINK_MAX(dir) ((dir)->i_nlink >= EXT4_LINK_MAX)
-#define EXT4_DIR_LINK_EMPTY(dir) ((dir)->i_nlink == 2)
-#endif
 
 /* Legal values for the dx_root hash_version field: */