diff --git a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
index 6d784f69..9c8bd9cb 100644
--- a/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
+++ b/kmod/src/Makefile.kernelcompat
@@ -196,16 +196,6 @@ ifneq (,$(shell grep 'struct list_lru_one \*list, spinlock_t \*lock, void \*cb_a
 ccflags-y += -DKC_LIST_LRU_WALK_CB_LIST_LOCK
 endif
 
-#
-# v3.14-rc1-7-g4e34e719e457
-#
-# .set_acl callback added to struct inode_operations.  Most kernels
-# we target have it, but el7 (3.10 base) does not, so detect.
-#
-ifneq (,$(shell grep 'int ..set_acl..struct' include/linux/fs.h))
-ccflags-y += -DKC_HAS_SET_ACL
-endif
-
 #
 # v6.1-rc1-2-g138060ba92b3
 #
diff --git a/kmod/src/dir.c b/kmod/src/dir.c
index f416deaa..622320c5 100644
--- a/kmod/src/dir.c
+++ b/kmod/src/dir.c
@@ -1979,9 +1979,7 @@ const struct inode_operations scoutfs_dir_iops = {
 #else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
 #endif
-#ifdef KC_HAS_SET_ACL
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
-#endif
 	.symlink	= scoutfs_symlink,
 	.permission	= scoutfs_permission,
 	.tmpfile	= scoutfs_tmpfile,
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.c b/kmod/src/inode.c
index 3c75fc98..9f6b55f7 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.c
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.c
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations scoutfs_file_iops = {
 #else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
 #endif
-#ifdef KC_HAS_SET_ACL
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
-#endif
 	.fiemap		= scoutfs_data_fiemap,
 };
 
@@ -165,9 +163,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations scoutfs_special_iops = {
 #else
 	.get_acl	= scoutfs_get_acl,
 #endif
-#ifdef KC_HAS_SET_ACL
 	.set_acl	= scoutfs_set_acl,
-#endif
 };
 
 /*