diff --git a/lib/libkse/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c b/lib/libkse/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
index 96cdac047f4a..acb60f5aa8db 100644
--- a/lib/libkse/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
+++ b/lib/libkse/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ _tcb_dtor(struct tcb *tcb)
 struct kcb *
 _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	union descriptor ldt;
 	void *base;
-#endif
 	struct kcb *kcb;
 	int error;
 
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 		bzero(kcb, sizeof(struct kcb));
 		kcb->kcb_self = kcb;
 		kcb->kcb_kse = kse;
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 		switch (_thr_using_setbase) {
 		case 1:	/* use i386_set_gsbase() in _kcb_set */
 			kcb->kcb_ldt = -1;
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 	return (kcb);
 }
@@ -129,11 +125,9 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 void
 _kcb_dtor(struct kcb *kcb)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	if (kcb->kcb_ldt >= 0) {
 		i386_set_ldt(kcb->kcb_ldt, NULL, 1);
 		kcb->kcb_ldt = -1;	/* just in case */
 	}
-#endif
 	free(kcb);
 }
diff --git a/lib/libkse/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h b/lib/libkse/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
index e339391a626d..da200d3c3b5f 100644
--- a/lib/libkse/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
+++ b/lib/libkse/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ void		_kcb_dtor(struct kcb *);
 static __inline void
 _kcb_set(struct kcb *kcb)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	int val;
 
 	if (_thr_using_setbase == 1) {
@@ -163,9 +162,6 @@ _kcb_set(struct kcb *kcb)
 		val = (kcb->kcb_ldt << 3) | 7;
 		__asm __volatile("movl %0, %%gs" : : "r" (val));
 	}
-#else
-	_amd64_set_gsbase(kcb);
-#endif
 
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c b/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
index 96cdac047f4a..acb60f5aa8db 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
+++ b/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/i386/pthread_md.c
@@ -78,10 +78,8 @@ _tcb_dtor(struct tcb *tcb)
 struct kcb *
 _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	union descriptor ldt;
 	void *base;
-#endif
 	struct kcb *kcb;
 	int error;
 
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 		bzero(kcb, sizeof(struct kcb));
 		kcb->kcb_self = kcb;
 		kcb->kcb_kse = kse;
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 		switch (_thr_using_setbase) {
 		case 1:	/* use i386_set_gsbase() in _kcb_set */
 			kcb->kcb_ldt = -1;
@@ -121,7 +118,6 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 			}
 			break;
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 	return (kcb);
 }
@@ -129,11 +125,9 @@ _kcb_ctor(struct kse *kse)
 void
 _kcb_dtor(struct kcb *kcb)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	if (kcb->kcb_ldt >= 0) {
 		i386_set_ldt(kcb->kcb_ldt, NULL, 1);
 		kcb->kcb_ldt = -1;	/* just in case */
 	}
-#endif
 	free(kcb);
 }
diff --git a/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h b/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
index e339391a626d..da200d3c3b5f 100644
--- a/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
+++ b/lib/libpthread/arch/i386/include/pthread_md.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ void		_kcb_dtor(struct kcb *);
 static __inline void
 _kcb_set(struct kcb *kcb)
 {
-#ifndef COMPAT_32BIT
 	int val;
 
 	if (_thr_using_setbase == 1) {
@@ -163,9 +162,6 @@ _kcb_set(struct kcb *kcb)
 		val = (kcb->kcb_ldt << 3) | 7;
 		__asm __volatile("movl %0, %%gs" : : "r" (val));
 	}
-#else
-	_amd64_set_gsbase(kcb);
-#endif
 
 }