diff --git a/include/clixon_custom.h b/include/clixon_custom.h
index 040880db..3d084f6a 100644
--- a/include/clixon_custom.h
+++ b/include/clixon_custom.h
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@
  */
 #undef LIST_PAGINATION_REMAINING
 
-/*! Use Ancestor config cache 
- *
- * The cache uses two yang stmt flag bits. One to say it is active, the second its value
- */
-#define USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
-
 /*! If backend is restarted, cli and netconf client will retry (once) and reconnect
  *
  * Note, if client has locked or had edits in progress, these will be lost
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
index da1b31da..51914ba3 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_yang.h
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@
 #define YANG_FLAG_INDEX 0x08  /* This yang node under list is (extra) index. --> you can access
                                * list elements using this index with binary search */
 #endif
-#ifdef USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
 #define YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_CACHE 0x10  /* Ancestor config cache is active */
 #define YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_VALUE 0x20  /* Ancestor config cache value */
-#endif
 
 #define YANG_FLAG_DISABLED     0x40  /* Disabled due to if-feature evaluate to false
                                       * Transformed to ANYDATA but some code may need to check
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
index 2be6aa25..2ef0ec6a 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
@@ -3494,29 +3494,21 @@ yang_config_ancestor(yang_stmt *ys)
 
     yp = ys;
     do {
-#ifdef USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
         if (yang_flag_get(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_CACHE))
             return yang_flag_get(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_VALUE)?1:0;
-#endif
         if (yang_config(yp) == 0){
-#ifdef USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
             yang_flag_set(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_CACHE);
             yang_flag_reset(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_VALUE);
-#endif
             return 0;
         }
         if (yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_INPUT || yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_OUTPUT || yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_NOTIFICATION){
-#ifdef USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
             yang_flag_set(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_CACHE);
             yang_flag_reset(yp, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_VALUE);
-#endif
             return 0;
         }
     } while((yp = yang_parent_get(yp)) != NULL);
-#ifdef USE_CONFIG_FLAG_CACHE
     yang_flag_set(ys, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_CACHE);
     yang_flag_set(ys, YANG_FLAG_CONFIG_VALUE);
-#endif
     return 1;
 }