diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index 48b70d7c8..a801a8bb5 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -2859,9 +2859,6 @@ static void blockio_exec_rw(struct scst_cmd *cmd, struct scst_vdisk_thr *thr,
 	struct scst_blockio_work *blockio_work;
 	int bios = 0;
 	gfp_t gfp_mask = (cmd->noio_mem_alloc ? GFP_NOIO : GFP_KERNEL);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
-	struct blk_plug plug;
-#endif
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
@@ -2967,9 +2964,6 @@ static void blockio_exec_rw(struct scst_cmd *cmd, struct scst_vdisk_thr *thr,
 	/* +1 to prevent erroneous too early command completion */
 	atomic_set(&blockio_work->bios_inflight, bios+1);
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
-	blk_start_plug(&plug);
-#endif
 	while (hbio) {
 		bio = hbio;
 		hbio = hbio->bi_next;
@@ -2977,12 +2971,8 @@ static void blockio_exec_rw(struct scst_cmd *cmd, struct scst_vdisk_thr *thr,
 		submit_bio((write != 0), bio);
 	}
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
 	if (q && q->unplug_fn)
 		q->unplug_fn(q);
-#else
-	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
-#endif
 
 	blockio_check_finish(blockio_work);
 
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_pres.c b/scst/src/scst_pres.c
index 8f1a5ff9f..f0b0f0495 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_pres.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_pres.c
@@ -568,33 +568,28 @@ out:
 #ifndef CONFIG_SCST_PROC
 
 /* Abstract vfs_unlink & path_put for different kernel versions */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,25)
 static inline void scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,25)
 	vfs_unlink(nd->dentry->d_parent->d_inode, nd->dentry);
 	dput(nd->dentry);
 	mntput(nd->mnt);
-}
 #else
-static inline void scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(struct path *path)
-{
-	vfs_unlink(path->dentry->d_parent->d_inode, path->dentry);
-	path_put(path);
-}
+	vfs_unlink(nd->path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode,
+		nd->path.dentry);
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 #endif
+}
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,25)
 static inline void scst_pr_path_put(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,25)
 	dput(nd->dentry);
 	mntput(nd->mnt);
-}
 #else
-static inline void scst_pr_path_put(struct path *path)
-{
-	path_put(path);
-}
+	path_put(&nd->path);
 #endif
+}
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 29)
 static int scst_pr_vfs_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t loff, loff_t len)
@@ -907,59 +902,27 @@ out:
 	return res;
 }
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25) \
-	&& LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-static int kern_path(const char *name, unsigned int flags, struct path *path)
-{
-        struct nameidata nd;
-        int res = path_lookup(name, flags, &nd);
-        if (!res)
-                *path = nd.path;
-        return res;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void scst_pr_remove_device_files(struct scst_tgt_dev *tgt_dev)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 	struct scst_device *dev = tgt_dev->dev;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	struct nameidata nd;
-#else
-	struct path path;
-#endif
 	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	res = path_lookup(dev->pr_file_name, 0, &nd);
-#else
-	res = kern_path(dev->pr_file_name, 0, &path);
-#endif
 	if (!res)
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 		scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&nd);
-#else
-		scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&path);
-#endif
 	else
 		TRACE_DBG("Unable to lookup file '%s' - error %d",
 			dev->pr_file_name, res);
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	res = path_lookup(dev->pr_file_name1, 0, &nd);
-#else
-	res = kern_path(dev->pr_file_name1, 0, &path);
-#endif
 	if (!res)
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 		scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&nd);
-#else
-		scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&path);
-#endif
 	else
 		TRACE_DBG("Unable to lookup file '%s' - error %d",
 			dev->pr_file_name1, res);
@@ -1142,24 +1105,12 @@ write_error:
 write_error_close:
 	filp_close(file, NULL);
 	{
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 		struct nameidata nd;
-#else
-		struct path path;
-#endif
 		int rc;
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 		rc = path_lookup(dev->pr_file_name, 0,	&nd);
-#else
-		rc = kern_path(dev->pr_file_name, 0, &path);
-#endif
 		if (!rc)
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 			scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&nd);
-#else
-			scst_pr_vfs_unlink_and_put(&path);
-#endif
 		else
 			TRACE_PR("Unable to lookup '%s' - error %d",
 				dev->pr_file_name, rc);
@@ -1170,22 +1121,14 @@ write_error_close:
 static int scst_pr_check_pr_path(void)
 {
 	int res;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	struct nameidata nd;
-#else
-	struct path path;
-#endif
 	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
 
 	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	res = path_lookup(SCST_PR_DIR, 0, &nd);
-#else
-	res = kern_path(SCST_PR_DIR, 0, &path);
-#endif
 	if (res != 0) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Unable to find %s (err %d), you should create "
 			"this directory manually or reinstall SCST",
@@ -1193,11 +1136,7 @@ static int scst_pr_check_pr_path(void)
 		goto out_setfs;
 	}
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 25)
 	scst_pr_path_put(&nd);
-#else
-	scst_pr_path_put(&path);
-#endif
 
 out_setfs:
 	set_fs(old_fs);
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index 3950b0709..bcbb7bea5 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -2629,11 +2629,9 @@ static inline int scst_real_exec(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 	res = scst_do_real_exec(cmd);
 	if (likely(res == SCST_EXEC_COMPLETED)) {
 		scst_post_exec_sn(cmd, true);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
 		if (cmd->dev->scsi_dev != NULL)
 			generic_unplug_device(
 				cmd->dev->scsi_dev->request_queue);
-#endif
 	} else
 		sBUG();
 
@@ -2736,6 +2734,7 @@ static int scst_exec(struct scst_cmd **active_cmd)
 {
 	struct scst_cmd *cmd = *active_cmd;
 	struct scst_cmd *ref_cmd;
+	struct scst_device *dev = cmd->dev;
 	int res = SCST_CMD_STATE_RES_CONT_NEXT, count;
 
 	TRACE_ENTRY();
@@ -2796,10 +2795,8 @@ done:
 	if (count == 0)
 		goto out_put;
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
-	if (cmd->dev->scsi_dev != NULL)
-		generic_unplug_device(cmd->dev->scsi_dev->request_queue);
-#endif
+	if (dev->scsi_dev != NULL)
+		generic_unplug_device(dev->scsi_dev->request_queue);
 
 out_put:
 	__scst_cmd_put(ref_cmd);