diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
index 15a44f3b6b4f933a2b3ad11dbe063874bca3048d..06494a4a70239232fd7e58dae51396db16840d38 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
@@ -4923,12 +4923,13 @@ ivas_error ivas_cldfb_dec_reconfig_fx(
 ivas_error ivas_sba_enc_reconfigure_fx(
     Encoder_Struct *st_ivas /* i/o: IVAS encoder structure                  */
 );
-
+#ifndef FIX_993_REMOVE_SBA_GET_ORDER
 Word16 ivas_sba_get_order_fx(
     const Word16 nb_channels, /* i  : Number of ambisonic channels            */
     const Word16 sba_planar   /* i  : SBA planar flag                         */
 );
 
+#endif
 /*! r: Ambisonic (SBA) order used for analysis and coding */
 Word16 ivas_sba_get_analysis_order(
     const Word32 ivas_total_brate, /* i  : IVAS total bitrate                      */
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_sba_config_fx.c b/lib_com/ivas_sba_config_fx.c
index b3a0806d4af63519605efa1c7ff5da40ba095d2e..6dbe215ea842e24be517c491a7fab7b0aa95ce02 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_sba_config_fx.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_sba_config_fx.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void ivas_sba_config_fx(
     Word16 *element_mode          /* o  : element mode of the core coder           */
 )
 {
+#ifndef FIX_993_REMOVE_SBA_GET_ORDER
     test();
     IF( sba_order < 0 && nb_channels < 0 )
     {
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ void ivas_sba_config_fx(
         nb_channels = ivas_sba_get_nchan_fx( sba_order, sba_planar );
     }
     ELSE
+#else
+    IF( nb_channels > 0 )
+#endif
     {
         IF( sba_planar )
         {
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ void ivas_sba_config_fx(
     return;
 }
 
-
+#ifndef FIX_993_REMOVE_SBA_GET_ORDER
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * ivas_sba_get_order()
  *
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ Word16 ivas_sba_get_order_fx(
 
     return ( sba_order );
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * ivas_sba_get_analysis_order()
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6d4d3536197b74ad0cb24fdee6e28bf2e30ba6f4..4527c9c4b1d733e77e82986c675b0b267b74cdc1
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 #define FIX_WARNING_RENDER_CONFIG                       /* Orange: fix warning on windows build */
 #define FIX_INV_DIFFUSE_WEIGHT                          /* Orange : Fix error in energy compensation in late binaural */
 #endif
+#define FIX_993_REMOVE_SBA_GET_ORDER                    /* VA: issue 993: remove unused function ivas_sba_get_order() */
 
 //#define FIX_777_COMBI_RENDER_CONFIG_FILE                /* Philips: Fix for combined renderer config file support */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1004_USAN_DTX_MASA_NO_DIRS            /* Nokia: fix USAN error caused by non-setting of correctly the number of MASA directions in DTX */
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/ivas_enc_fx.c
index ff5f65b32ac739159f0f5d74d2df5026a3d48a34..56299c69d8d0bed7d48c706e1d2fd26f6e970e9a 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_enc_fx.c
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_enc_fx(
             IF( EQ_16( st_ivas->nchan_transport, 2 ) )
             {
                 IF( ( error = ivas_masa_encode_fx( st_ivas->hMasa, st_ivas->hQMetaData, hMetaData, &nb_bits_metadata[0], st_ivas->nchan_transport, ivas_format, ivas_total_brate, hEncoderConfig->Opt_DTX_ON, st_ivas->hCPE[0]->element_mode,
-                                                   ISM_MODE_NONE, -1, NULL, -1, NULL, 0, 0 ) ) !=
-                    IVAS_ERR_OK )
+                                                   ISM_MODE_NONE, -1, NULL, -1, NULL, 0, 0 ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
                 {
                     return error;
                 }