diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c b/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c
index e2e546e7d..5010cd33a 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c
@@ -4035,7 +4035,6 @@ int wc_RsaPSS_CheckPadding_ex2(const byte* in, word32 inSz, byte* sig,
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_PSS_LONG_SALT
     /* if long salt is larger then default maximum buffer then allocate a buffer */
     if (ret == 0 && sizeof(sigCheckBuf) < (RSA_PSS_PAD_SZ + inSz + saltLen)) {
         sigCheck = (byte*)XMALLOC(RSA_PSS_PAD_SZ + inSz + saltLen, heap,
@@ -4044,7 +4043,6 @@ int wc_RsaPSS_CheckPadding_ex2(const byte* in, word32 inSz, byte* sig,
             ret = MEMORY_E;
         }
     }
-#endif
 
     /* Exp Hash = HASH(8 * 0x00 | Message Hash | Salt) */
     if (ret == 0) {
@@ -4061,11 +4059,9 @@ int wc_RsaPSS_CheckPadding_ex2(const byte* in, word32 inSz, byte* sig,
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_PSS_LONG_SALT
     if (sigCheck != NULL && sigCheck != sigCheckBuf) {
         XFREE(sigCheck, heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_RSA_BUFFER);
     }
-#endif
 
     (void)heap; /* unused if memory is disabled */
     return ret;