diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 95f9533c19..12ce830781 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -550,23 +550,17 @@ void save_ram_file(const char *path, int type)
    }
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
 static char *load_xml_map(const char *path)
 {
    char *xml_buf = NULL;
    if (*path)
    {
-      if (!read_file_string(path, &xml_buf))
-         SSNES_LOG("Did not find XML memory map in \"%s\"\n", path);
-      else
+      if (read_file_string(path, &xml_buf))
          SSNES_LOG("Found XML memory map in \"%s\"\n", path);
    }
 
    return xml_buf;
 }
-#else
-#define load_xml_map(xml_name) (NULL)
-#endif
 
 static bool load_sgb_rom(void)
 {
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index cbf22d6acf..389e767512 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -419,9 +419,7 @@ static void print_features(void)
    _PSUPP(al, "OpenAL", "audio driver");
    _PSUPP(dylib, "External", "External filter and driver support");
    _PSUPP(cg, "Cg", "Cg pixel shaders");
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
    _PSUPP(xml, "XML", "bSNES XML pixel shaders");
-#endif
    _PSUPP(sdl_image, "SDL_image", "SDL_image image loading");
    _PSUPP(fbo, "FBO", "OpenGL render-to-texture (multi-pass shaders)");
    _PSUPP(dynamic, "Dynamic", "Dynamic run-time loading of libsnes library");
@@ -512,9 +510,7 @@ static void print_help(void)
    puts("\t-v/--verbose: Verbose logging.");
    puts("\t-U/--ups: Specifies path for UPS patch that will be applied to ROM.");
    puts("\t--bps: Specifies path for BPS patch that will be applied to ROM.");
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
    puts("\t-X/--xml: Specifies path to XML memory map.");
-#endif
    puts("\t-D/--detach: Detach SSNES from the running console. Not relevant for all platforms.\n");
 }
 
@@ -661,9 +657,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
       { "ups", 1, NULL, 'U' },
       { "bps", 1, &val, 'B' },
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
       { "xml", 1, NULL, 'X' },
-#endif
       { "detach", 0, NULL, 'D' },
       { "features", 0, &val, 'f' },
       { NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
@@ -856,11 +850,10 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             strlcpy(g_extern.ups_name, optarg, sizeof(g_extern.ups_name));
             g_extern.ups_pref = true;
             break;
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
+
          case 'X':
             strlcpy(g_extern.xml_name, optarg, sizeof(g_extern.xml_name));
             break;
-#endif
 
          case 'D':
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
@@ -1492,10 +1485,8 @@ static void fill_pathnames(void)
       if (!(*g_extern.bps_name))
          fill_pathname_noext(g_extern.bps_name, g_extern.basename, ".bps", sizeof(g_extern.bps_name));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XML
       if (!(*g_extern.xml_name))
          fill_pathname_noext(g_extern.xml_name, g_extern.basename, ".xml", sizeof(g_extern.xml_name));
-#endif
 
       if (!(*g_settings.screenshot_directory))
       {