diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 7ed06bfa1921..a5ddc62d6fe6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -64,11 +64,9 @@ extern int map_smb_to_linux_error(struct smb_hdr *smb);
 extern void header_assemble(struct smb_hdr *, char /* command */ ,
 			    const struct cifsTconInfo *, int /* length of
 			    fixed section (word count) in two byte units */);
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 extern int small_smb_init_no_tc(const int smb_cmd, const int wct,
 				struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 				void ** request_buf);
-#endif
 extern int CIFS_SessSetup(unsigned int xid, struct cifsSesInfo *ses,
 			     const int stage, 
 			     const struct nls_table *nls_cp);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 271a037a386f..38f83db20764 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ small_smb_init(int smb_command, int wct, struct cifsTconInfo *tcon,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL  
 int
 small_smb_init_no_tc(const int smb_command, const int wct, 
 		     struct cifsSesInfo *ses, void **request_buf)
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ small_smb_init_no_tc(const int smb_command, const int wct,
 
 	return rc;
 }
-#endif  /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
 
 /* If the return code is zero, this function must fill in request_buf pointer */
 static int