diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index f65b31f..e17fc52 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "vim.h"
 
-#if defined(FEAT_CHANNEL) || defined(PROTO)
+#if defined(FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL) || defined(PROTO)
 
 /* TRUE when netbeans is running with a GUI. */
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI
@@ -294,11 +294,7 @@
     channel->ch_id = next_ch_id++;
     ch_log(channel, "Created channel");
 
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     for (part = PART_SOCK; part <= PART_IN; ++part)
-#else
-    part = PART_SOCK;
-#endif
     {
 	channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd = INVALID_FD;
 #ifdef FEAT_GUI_X11
@@ -330,10 +326,8 @@
 channel_still_useful(channel_T *channel)
 {
     int has_sock_msg;
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     int	has_out_msg;
     int	has_err_msg;
-#endif
 
     /* If the job was killed the channel is not expected to work anymore. */
     if (channel->ch_job_killed && channel->ch_job == NULL)
@@ -348,24 +342,16 @@
     has_sock_msg = channel->ch_part[PART_SOCK].ch_fd != INVALID_FD
 	          || channel->ch_part[PART_SOCK].ch_head.rq_next != NULL
 		  || channel->ch_part[PART_SOCK].ch_json_head.jq_next != NULL;
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     has_out_msg = channel->ch_part[PART_OUT].ch_fd != INVALID_FD
 		  || channel->ch_part[PART_OUT].ch_head.rq_next != NULL
 		  || channel->ch_part[PART_OUT].ch_json_head.jq_next != NULL;
     has_err_msg = channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_fd != INVALID_FD
 		  || channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_head.rq_next != NULL
 		  || channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_json_head.jq_next != NULL;
-#endif
     return (channel->ch_callback != NULL && (has_sock_msg
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
-		|| has_out_msg || has_err_msg
-#endif
-		))
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
+		|| has_out_msg || has_err_msg))
 	    || (channel->ch_part[PART_OUT].ch_callback != NULL && has_out_msg)
-	    || (channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_callback != NULL && has_err_msg)
-#endif
-	    ;
+	    || (channel->ch_part[PART_ERR].ch_callback != NULL && has_err_msg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -507,12 +493,10 @@
 {
     if (channel->CH_SOCK_FD != INVALID_FD)
 	channel_gui_register_one(channel, PART_SOCK);
-# ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     if (channel->CH_OUT_FD != INVALID_FD)
 	channel_gui_register_one(channel, PART_OUT);
     if (channel->CH_ERR_FD != INVALID_FD)
 	channel_gui_register_one(channel, PART_ERR);
-# endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -557,14 +541,8 @@
 {
     int	    part;
 
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#else
-    part = PART_SOCK;
-#endif
-    {
 	channel_gui_unregister_one(channel, part);
-    }
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -842,7 +820,6 @@
     return channel;
 }
 
-#if defined(CHANNEL_PIPES) || defined(PROTO)
     static void
 may_close_part(sock_T *fd)
 {
@@ -884,7 +861,6 @@
 # endif
     }
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Sets the job the channel is associated with and associated options.
@@ -1897,10 +1873,7 @@
 channel_can_write_to(channel_T *channel)
 {
     return channel != NULL && (channel->CH_SOCK_FD != INVALID_FD
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
-			  || channel->CH_IN_FD != INVALID_FD
-#endif
-			  );
+			  || channel->CH_IN_FD != INVALID_FD);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1911,12 +1884,9 @@
 channel_is_open(channel_T *channel)
 {
     return channel != NULL && (channel->CH_SOCK_FD != INVALID_FD
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 			  || channel->CH_IN_FD != INVALID_FD
 			  || channel->CH_OUT_FD != INVALID_FD
-			  || channel->CH_ERR_FD != INVALID_FD
-#endif
-			  );
+			  || channel->CH_ERR_FD != INVALID_FD);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1951,11 +1921,9 @@
 	sock_close(channel->CH_SOCK_FD);
 	channel->CH_SOCK_FD = INVALID_FD;
     }
-#if defined(CHANNEL_PIPES)
     may_close_part(&channel->CH_IN_FD);
     may_close_part(&channel->CH_OUT_FD);
     may_close_part(&channel->CH_ERR_FD);
-#endif
 
     if (invoke_close_cb && channel->ch_close_cb != NULL)
     {
@@ -2036,10 +2004,8 @@
 {
     ch_log(channel, "Clearing channel");
     channel_clear_one(channel, PART_SOCK);
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     channel_clear_one(channel, PART_OUT);
     channel_clear_one(channel, PART_ERR);
-#endif
     vim_free(channel->ch_callback);
     channel->ch_callback = NULL;
     vim_free(channel->ch_close_cb);
@@ -2357,11 +2323,7 @@
 	for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL;
 						   channel = channel->ch_next)
 	{
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	    for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#  else
-	    part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 		if (channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd == fd)
 		{
 		    *partp = part;
@@ -2386,13 +2348,8 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	/* check the socket and pipes */
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part <= PART_ERR; ++part)
-#  else
-	/* only check the socket */
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 	{
 	    fd = channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd;
 	    if (fd != INVALID_FD && channel_wait(channel, fd, 0) == OK)
@@ -2471,11 +2428,7 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#  else
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 	{
 	    if (channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd != INVALID_FD)
 	    {
@@ -2505,11 +2458,7 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#  else
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 	{
 	    int idx = channel->ch_part[part].ch_poll_idx;
 
@@ -2539,11 +2488,7 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#  else
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 	{
 	    sock_T fd = channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd;
 
@@ -2572,11 +2517,7 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#  ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#  else
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#  endif
 	{
 	    sock_T fd = channel->ch_part[part].ch_fd;
 
@@ -2657,11 +2598,9 @@
 		continue;
 	    }
 	}
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	if (part < PART_ERR)
 	    ++part;
 	else
-#endif
 	{
 	    channel = channel->ch_next;
 	    part = PART_SOCK;
@@ -2692,11 +2631,7 @@
 
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
     {
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
 	for (part = PART_SOCK; part < PART_IN; ++part)
-#else
-	part = PART_SOCK;
-#endif
 	{
 	    jsonq_T *head = &channel->ch_part[part].ch_json_head;
 	    jsonq_T *item = head->jq_next;
@@ -2723,10 +2658,8 @@
     int
 channel_part_send(channel_T *channel)
 {
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     if (channel->CH_SOCK_FD == INVALID_FD)
 	return PART_IN;
-#endif
     return PART_SOCK;
 }
 
@@ -2736,10 +2669,8 @@
     int
 channel_part_read(channel_T *channel)
 {
-#ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     if (channel->CH_SOCK_FD == INVALID_FD)
 	return PART_OUT;
-#endif
     return PART_SOCK;
 }
 
@@ -2764,4 +2695,4 @@
     return channel->ch_part[part].ch_timeout;
 }
 
-#endif /* FEAT_CHANNEL */
+#endif /* FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL */