diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c b/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
index 2507d6a0dbd6e1502235a206b44e499180448a4f..0a6c3550dd554e10ec60645e122825efa5bd902b 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_mcmasa_enc_fx.c
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ ivas_error ivas_mcmasa_enc_open_fx(
     /* initialize delay compensation */
     hMcMasa->num_samples_delay_comp = NS2SA_FX2( input_Fs, DELAY_DIRAC_ENC_CMP_NS );
     move16();
-#ifdef DISABLE_DIRAC_DELAY_COMP
-    hMcMasa->num_samples_delay_comp = 0; /* disable delay compensation by setting to 0 */
-#endif
     tmp_f = idiv1616( hMcMasa->num_samples_delay_comp, ( NS2SA_FX2( input_Fs, DIRAC_SLOT_ENC_NS ) ) );
     hMcMasa->num_slots_delay_comp = tmp_f;
     move16();