diff --git a/include/linux/capability.h b/include/linux/capability.h
index c8f2a5f70ed5b45817243ab5d1bb0413094a2bf7..39e5ff512fbeab16280345eb3e54beb78e8ed0e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/linux/capability.h
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ struct vfs_cap_data {
 #define _KERNEL_CAPABILITY_VERSION _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3
 #define _KERNEL_CAPABILITY_U32S    _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_3
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 extern int file_caps_enabled;
-#endif
 
 typedef struct kernel_cap_struct {
 	__u32 cap[_KERNEL_CAPABILITY_U32S];
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 21a6f5d9af22d92e37f10d7ceab14be22fede177..8d10aa7fd4c983c6efec569096f82092c837ea3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -83,16 +83,12 @@ extern struct group_info init_groups;
 #define INIT_IDS
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 /*
  * Because of the reduced scope of CAP_SETPCAP when filesystem
  * capabilities are in effect, it is safe to allow CAP_SETPCAP to
  * be available in the default configuration.
  */
 # define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_FULL_SET
-#else
-# define CAP_INIT_BSET  CAP_INIT_EFF_SET
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
 #define INIT_TASK_RCU_PREEMPT(tsk)					\
diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index c450375e855fcbafd20f95dabff005db4bd5099a..7f876e60521f0f3f5cda063db39be0177bf50f3f 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cap_empty_set);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cap_full_set);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cap_init_eff_set);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 int file_caps_enabled = 1;
 
 static int __init file_caps_disable(char *str)
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ static int __init file_caps_disable(char *str)
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("no_file_caps", file_caps_disable);
-#endif
 
 /*
  * More recent versions of libcap are available from:
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 95cc08913ca133e1ec386b2745c1fdeeb58202df..226b9556b25f829384c107196d0110bdf75ef876 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -91,15 +91,6 @@ config SECURITY_PATH
 	  implement pathname based access controls.
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
-config SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
-	bool "File POSIX Capabilities"
-	default n
-	help
-	  This enables filesystem capabilities, allowing you to give
-	  binaries a subset of root's powers without using setuid 0.
-
-	  If in doubt, answer N.
-
 config INTEL_TXT
 	bool "Enable Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (Intel(R) TXT)"
 	depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 45b87af4ae5d20ab87accfbfec8386bb39d5c99e..f800fdb3de94136a093f51b11d0ca5e9eaf686e8 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ int cap_capget(struct task_struct *target, kernel_cap_t *effective,
  */
 static inline int cap_inh_is_capped(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 
 	/* they are so limited unless the current task has the CAP_SETPCAP
 	 * capability
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ static inline int cap_inh_is_capped(void)
 	if (cap_capable(current, current_cred(), CAP_SETPCAP,
 			SECURITY_CAP_AUDIT) == 0)
 		return 0;
-#endif
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -239,8 +237,6 @@ static inline void bprm_clear_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	bprm->cap_effective = false;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
-
 /**
  * cap_inode_need_killpriv - Determine if inode change affects privileges
  * @dentry: The inode/dentry in being changed with change marked ATTR_KILL_PRIV
@@ -421,49 +417,6 @@ static int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-#else
-int cap_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int cap_inode_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int get_vfs_caps_from_disk(const struct dentry *dentry, struct cpu_vfs_cap_data *cpu_caps)
-{
-	memset(cpu_caps, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_vfs_cap_data));
- 	return -ENODATA;
-}
-
-static inline int get_file_caps(struct linux_binprm *bprm, bool *effective)
-{
-	bprm_clear_caps(bprm);
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-/*
- * Determine whether a exec'ing process's new permitted capabilities should be
- * limited to just what it already has.
- *
- * This prevents processes that are being ptraced from gaining access to
- * CAP_SETPCAP, unless the process they're tracing already has it, and the
- * binary they're executing has filecaps that elevate it.
- *
- *  Returns 1 if they should be limited, 0 if they are not.
- */
-static inline int cap_limit_ptraced_target(void)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
-	if (capable(CAP_SETPCAP))
-		return 0;
-#endif
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /**
  * cap_bprm_set_creds - Set up the proposed credentials for execve().
  * @bprm: The execution parameters, including the proposed creds
@@ -523,9 +476,8 @@ int cap_bprm_set_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			new->euid = new->uid;
 			new->egid = new->gid;
 		}
-		if (cap_limit_ptraced_target())
-			new->cap_permitted = cap_intersect(new->cap_permitted,
-							   old->cap_permitted);
+		new->cap_permitted = cap_intersect(new->cap_permitted,
+						   old->cap_permitted);
 	}
 
 	new->suid = new->fsuid = new->euid;
@@ -739,7 +691,6 @@ int cap_task_fix_setuid(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old, int flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 /*
  * Rationale: code calling task_setscheduler, task_setioprio, and
  * task_setnice, assumes that
@@ -820,22 +771,6 @@ static long cap_prctl_drop(struct cred *new, unsigned long cap)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#else
-int cap_task_setscheduler (struct task_struct *p, int policy,
-			   struct sched_param *lp)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-int cap_task_setioprio (struct task_struct *p, int ioprio)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-int cap_task_setnice (struct task_struct *p, int nice)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 /**
  * cap_task_prctl - Implement process control functions for this security module
  * @option: The process control function requested
@@ -866,7 +801,6 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 		error = !!cap_raised(new->cap_bset, arg2);
 		goto no_change;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES
 	case PR_CAPBSET_DROP:
 		error = cap_prctl_drop(new, arg2);
 		if (error < 0)
@@ -917,8 +851,6 @@ int cap_task_prctl(int option, unsigned long arg2, unsigned long arg3,
 		error = new->securebits;
 		goto no_change;
 
-#endif /* def CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES */
-
 	case PR_GET_KEEPCAPS:
 		if (issecure(SECURE_KEEP_CAPS))
 			error = 1;