diff --git a/servers/slapd/root_dse.c b/servers/slapd/root_dse.c
index 73ced7fd15..3621b9145a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/root_dse.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/root_dse.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ static struct berval	builtin_supportedFeatures[] = {
 	BER_BVC(LDAP_FEATURE_ABSOLUTE_FILTERS),		/* (&) and (|) search filters */
 	BER_BVC(LDAP_FEATURE_LANGUAGE_TAG_OPTIONS),	/* Language Tag Options */
 	BER_BVC(LDAP_FEATURE_LANGUAGE_RANGE_OPTIONS),	/* Language Range Options */
-#ifdef LDAP_DEVEL
 	BER_BVC(LDAP_FEATURE_SUBORDINATE_SCOPE),	/* "children" search scope */
-#endif
 	BER_BVNULL
 };
 static struct berval	*supportedFeatures;