diff --git a/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c b/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
index 57d439665..6a8119ba8 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
+++ b/iscsi-scst/kernel/nthread.c
@@ -1073,11 +1073,7 @@ int istrd(void *arg)
 	PRINT_INFO("Read thread for pool %p started, PID %d", p, current->pid);
 
 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-#if defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
-	rc = set_cpus_allowed(current, p->cpu_mask);
-#else
 	rc = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &p->cpu_mask);
-#endif
 	if (rc != 0)
 		PRINT_ERROR("Setting CPU affinity failed: %d", rc);
 
@@ -1841,11 +1837,7 @@ int istwr(void *arg)
 	PRINT_INFO("Write thread for pool %p started, PID %d", p, current->pid);
 
 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;
-#if defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
-	rc = set_cpus_allowed(current, p->cpu_mask);
-#else
 	rc = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &p->cpu_mask);
-#endif
 	if (rc != 0)
 		PRINT_ERROR("Setting CPU affinity failed: %d", rc);
 
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_main.c b/scst/src/scst_main.c
index 97bf90fea..14fa55849 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_main.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_main.c
@@ -1921,13 +1921,8 @@ int scst_add_threads(struct scst_cmd_threads *cmd_threads,
 			 * sess->acg can be NULL here, if called from
 			 * scst_check_reassign_sess()!
 			 */
-#if defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
-			rc = set_cpus_allowed(thr->cmd_thread,
-				tgt_dev->acg_dev->acg->acg_cpu_mask);
-#else
 			rc = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(thr->cmd_thread,
 				&tgt_dev->acg_dev->acg->acg_cpu_mask);
-#endif
 			if (rc != 0)
 				PRINT_ERROR("Setting CPU affinity failed: "
 					"%d", rc);