diff --git a/fs/partitions/check.c b/fs/partitions/check.c
index 60523ce..af0cb4b 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/check.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/check.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 	.sysfs_ops	= &part_sysfs_ops,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 static inline void partition_sysfs_add_subdir(struct hd_struct *p)
 {
 	struct kobject *k;
@@ -316,10 +315,6 @@
 	disk->slave_dir = kobject_add_dir(k, "slaves");
 	kobject_put(k);
 }
-#else
-#define partition_sysfs_add_subdir(x)	do { } while (0)
-#define disk_sysfs_add_subdirs(x)	do { } while (0)
-#endif
 
 void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int part)
 {
@@ -334,10 +329,8 @@
 	p->ios[0] = p->ios[1] = 0;
 	p->sectors[0] = p->sectors[1] = 0;
 	devfs_remove("%s/part%d", disk->devfs_name, part);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	if (p->holder_dir)
 		kobject_unregister(p->holder_dir);
-#endif
 	kobject_unregister(&p->kobj);
 }
 
@@ -513,12 +506,10 @@
 
 	devfs_remove_disk(disk);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	if (disk->holder_dir)
 		kobject_unregister(disk->holder_dir);
 	if (disk->slave_dir)
 		kobject_unregister(disk->slave_dir);
-#endif
 	if (disk->driverfs_dev) {
 		char *disk_name = make_block_name(disk);
 		sysfs_remove_link(&disk->kobj, "device");
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index eea61cc..bd7db86 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@
 	sector_t start_sect;
 	sector_t nr_sects;
 	struct kobject kobj;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	struct kobject *holder_dir;
-#endif
 	unsigned ios[2], sectors[2];	/* READs and WRITEs */
 	int policy, partno;
 };
@@ -117,10 +115,8 @@
 	int number;			/* more of the same */
 	struct device *driverfs_dev;
 	struct kobject kobj;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	struct kobject *holder_dir;
 	struct kobject *slave_dir;
-#endif
 
 	struct timer_rand_state *random;
 	int policy;