diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index e31f292aa4d379acef476de32ba62149c33ab540..0c6be762476b9249fd0ed69fb6ef83667d8e3008 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1058_DECODER_ERROR_WITH_REVERB_ROOM   /* FhG: issue 1058: do not initialize EFAP when IntSetup is HOA3 */
 #ifdef NONBE_FIX_1058_DECODER_ERROR_WITH_REVERB_ROOM
 #endif
-#define FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER                          /* VA: issue 1043: JBM MD handle allocation is avoided in non-JBM EXT operations */
 
 #define USE_NEW_HRTF_BINARY_FILE_FORMAT                 /* Orange: to activate when decided to change the hrtf binary file format */
 #define FIX_WARNING_RENDER_CONFIG                       /* Orange: fix warning on windows build */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
index dfbe9f497e319d8abfd56d32f03dba12c6a02af4..a2a2ca32dc3ff013a5bdf87ba8c0785e370482b8 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
@@ -2202,11 +2202,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
     }
 
 
-#ifdef FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER
     if ( st_ivas->hJbmMetadata == NULL && st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
-#else
-    if ( st_ivas->hJbmMetadata == NULL )
-#endif
     {
         if ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_EXTERNAL )
         {
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec.c
index e61825b77f3dd77368358b4c8a53efa26efda47b..4a7d76917bd65815d94093ea49e4758792ab447b 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec.c
@@ -214,11 +214,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_tc(
                 return error;
             }
 
-#ifdef FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER
             if ( output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_EXTERNAL && st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
-#else
-            if ( output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_EXTERNAL )
-#endif
             {
                 ivas_jbm_dec_copy_masa_meta_to_buffer( st_ivas );
             }
@@ -427,9 +423,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_tc(
 
             ivas_omasa_rearrange_channels( p_output, nchan_transport_ism, output_frame );
 #endif
-#ifdef FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER
             if ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
-#endif
             {
                 ivas_jbm_dec_copy_masa_meta_to_buffer( st_ivas );
             }
@@ -831,11 +825,7 @@ void ivas_jbm_dec_feed_tc_to_renderer(
     {
         ivas_jbm_dec_td_renderers_adapt_subframes( st_ivas );
 
-#ifdef FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER
         if ( ( st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT || st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_ISM_FORMAT ) && st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_EXTERNAL && st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
-#else
-        if ( ( st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT || st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_ISM_FORMAT ) && st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config == IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_EXTERNAL )
-#endif
         {
             ivas_jbm_masa_sf_to_slot_map( st_ivas, n_render_timeslots );
         }
@@ -916,9 +906,7 @@ void ivas_jbm_dec_feed_tc_to_renderer(
         {
             ivas_jbm_dec_td_renderers_adapt_subframes( st_ivas );
 
-#ifdef FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER
             if ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
-#endif
             {
                 ivas_jbm_masa_sf_to_slot_map( st_ivas, n_render_timeslots );
             }