diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/distproc.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/distproc.c
index bdb3826532..b67cb1d7a2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/distproc.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/distproc.c
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ distproc_initialize( void )
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+#ifdef LDAP_DEVEL
 	rc = supported_feature_load( &slap_FEATURE_CANCHAINOPS );
 	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "slapd-distproc: "
@@ -965,6 +966,7 @@ distproc_initialize( void )
 			rc, 0, 0 );
 		return rc;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	rc = register_supported_control( LDAP_CONTROL_X_RETURNCONTREF,
 			SLAP_CTRL_GLOBAL|SLAP_CTRL_ACCESS|SLAP_CTRL_HIDE, NULL,