diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index d15ea17..97b6e9e 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * If we don't support core dumping, then supply a NULL so we
  * don't even try.
  */
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 static int elf_core_dump(long signr, struct pt_regs *regs, struct file *file, unsigned long limit);
 #else
 #define elf_core_dump	NULL
@@ -1101,12 +1101,7 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * Note that some platforms still use traditional core dumps and not
- * the ELF core dump.  Each platform can select it as appropriate.
- */
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 /*
  * ELF core dumper
  *
@@ -2063,7 +2058,7 @@
 	return has_dumped;
 }
 
-#endif		/* USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP */
+#endif		/* CONFIG_ELF_CORE */
 
 static int __init init_elf_binfmt(void)
 {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 79d2b1a..7b05538 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
 static int elf_fdpic_map_file_by_direct_mmap(struct elf_fdpic_params *,
 					     struct file *, struct mm_struct *);
 
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(long, struct pt_regs *, struct file *, unsigned long limit);
 #endif
 
 static struct linux_binfmt elf_fdpic_format = {
 	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.load_binary	= load_elf_fdpic_binary,
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 	.core_dump	= elf_fdpic_core_dump,
 #endif
 	.min_coredump	= ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE,
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@
  *
  * Modelled on fs/binfmt_elf.c core dumper
  */
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 
 /*
  * These are the only things you should do on a core-file: use only these
@@ -1826,4 +1826,4 @@
 #undef NUM_NOTES
 }
 
-#endif		/* USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP */
+#endif		/* CONFIG_ELF_CORE */
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 4df4a46..18d5cc6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 static ssize_t proc_coredump_filter_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 					 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION
 	REG("make-it-fail", S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_fault_inject_operations),
 #endif
-#if defined(USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP) && defined(CONFIG_ELF_CORE)
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELF_CORE
 	REG("coredump_filter", S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, proc_coredump_filter_operations),
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING