diff --git a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
index 380fe0e49f..9c5d3df038 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/file/fd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Id: fd.c,v 1.6 1996/10/31 10:19:59 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Id: fd.c,v 1.7 1996/11/04 04:53:24 momjian Exp $
  *
  * NOTES:
  *
@@ -197,14 +197,12 @@ static int FileAccess(File file);
 static File fileNameOpenFile(FileName fileName, int fileFlags, int fileMode);
 static char *filepath(char *filename);
 
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
 pg_fsync(fd)
 {
     extern int fsyncOff;
     return fsyncOff ? 0 : fsync(fd);
 }
 #define fsync pg_fsync
-#endif
 
 #if defined(FDDEBUG)
 static void
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
index 75b191fa26..9b18e44df0 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c,v 1.6 1996/11/03 05:07:55 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/smgr/md.c,v 1.7 1996/11/04 04:53:27 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -470,11 +470,7 @@ mdblindwrt(char *dbstr,
     status = SM_SUCCESS;
 
     /* write and sync the block */
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
     if (write(fd, buffer, BLCKSZ) != BLCKSZ || (pg_fsync(fd) < 0))
-#else
-    if (write(fd, buffer, BLCKSZ) != BLCKSZ || fsync(fd) < 0)
-#endif
 	status = SM_FAIL;
 
     if (close(fd) < 0)
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
index 43d7e6a59b..c5e1ef8ec8 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.13 1996/11/03 06:52:33 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.14 1996/11/04 04:53:31 momjian Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *    this is the "main" module of the postgres backend and
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ CommandDest whereToSendOutput;
 extern int	lockingOff;
 extern int	NBuffers;
 
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
 int	fsyncOff = 0;
-#endif
 
 int	dontExecute = 0;
 static int	ShowStats;
@@ -742,22 +740,16 @@ her exceeded legal ranges or was a divide by zero");
 
 static void usage(char* progname)
 {
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
-    fprintf(stderr,"\t[-P portno] [-t tracetype] [-x opttype] [-bCEiLFNopQSs] [dbname]\n");
-#else
     fprintf(stderr, 
 	    "Usage: %s [-B nbufs] [-d lvl] ] [-f plantype] \t[-m portno] [\t -o filename]\n",
 	    progname);
-    fprintf(stderr,"\t[-P portno] [-t tracetype] [-x opttype] [-bCEiLNopQSs] [dbname]\n");
-#endif
+    fprintf(stderr,"\t[-P portno] [-t tracetype] [-x opttype] [-bCEiLFNopQSs] [dbname]\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    b: consider bushy plan trees during optimization\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    B: set number of buffers in buffer pool\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    C: supress version info\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    d: set debug level\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    E: echo query before execution\n");
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
     fprintf(stderr, "    F: turn off fsync\n");
-#endif
     fprintf(stderr, "    f: forbid plantype generation\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    i: don't execute the query, just show the plan tree\n");
     fprintf(stderr, "    L: turn off locking\n");
@@ -857,11 +849,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	hostName = hostbuf;
     }
 
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
     while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "B:bCd:Ef:iLm:MNo:P:pQSst:x:F")) != EOF)
-#else
-    while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "B:bCd:Ef:iLm:MNo:P:pQSst:x:")) != EOF)
-#endif
 	switch (flag) {
 	    
 	case 'b':
@@ -908,7 +896,6 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	    flagE = 1;
 	    break;
 	    
-#ifdef OPENLINK_PATCHES
         case 'F':
             /* --------------------
              *  turn off fsync
@@ -916,7 +903,6 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])
              */
             fsyncOff = 1;
             break;
-#endif
 
 	case 'f':
 	    /* -----------------
@@ -1264,7 +1250,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[])
      */
     if (IsUnderPostmaster == false) {
 	puts("\nPOSTGRES backend interactive interface");
-	puts("$Revision: 1.13 $ $Date: 1996/11/03 06:52:33 $");
+	puts("$Revision: 1.14 $ $Date: 1996/11/04 04:53:31 $");
     }
     
     /* ----------------
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c
index 025c5a5756..e687db4d08 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c,v 1.3 1996/08/26 20:38:52 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/varchar.c,v 1.4 1996/11/04 04:53:37 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -68,13 +68,8 @@ bpcharin(char *s, int dummy, int typlen)
 	typlen = len + 4;
     }
     
-#ifndef OPENLINK_PATCHES
-    if (len < 1 || len > 4096)
-	elog(WARN, "bpcharin: length of char() must be between 1 and 4096");
-#else
     if (len > 4096)
 	elog(WARN, "bpcharin: length of char() must be less than 4096");
-#endif
     
     result = (char *) palloc(typlen);
     *(int32*)result = typlen;
@@ -137,13 +132,8 @@ varcharin(char *s, int dummy, int typlen)
 	typlen = len + 4;
     }
     
-#ifndef OPENLINK_PATCHES
-    if (len < 1 || len > 4096)
-	elog(WARN, "bpcharin: length of char() must be between 1 and 4096");
-#else
     if (len > 4096)
 	elog(WARN, "varcharin: length of char() must be less than 4096");
-#endif
     
     result = (char *) palloc(typlen);
     *(int32*)result = typlen;
diff --git a/src/include/config.h b/src/include/config.h
index 07de8ef237..313f7f0f33 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h
+++ b/src/include/config.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@
 
 /* found in src/backend/utils/adt/arrayfuncs.c */
 /* #define LOARRAY */
-#define OPENLINK_PATCHES
 
 /* This is the time, in seconds, at which a given backend server
  * will wait on a lock before deciding to abort the transaction