diff --git a/m4/virt-sanlock.m4 b/m4/virt-sanlock.m4
index a7fba520df..15a9bc6035 100644
--- a/m4/virt-sanlock.m4
+++ b/m4/virt-sanlock.m4
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBVIRT_CHECK_SANLOCK],[
   LIBVIRT_CHECK_PKG([SANLOCK], [libsanlock_client], [3.2.4])
 
   if test "x$with_sanlock" = "xyes" ; then
-    AC_CHECK_DECLS([SANLK_INQ_WAIT], [sanlock_inq_wait=1], [sanlock_inq_wait=0], [[
-      #include <stdint.h>
-      #include <sanlock_admin.h>
-    ]])
-    if test sanlock_inq_wait = 1; then
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_SANLK_INQ_WAIT], 1,
-        [whether sanlock supports SANLK_INQ_WAIT])
-    fi
-
     old_cppflags="$CPPFLAGS"
     old_libs="$LIBS"
     CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $SANLOCK_CFLAGS"
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
index 9484a2e6e5..996db3e362 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
@@ -361,18 +361,12 @@ virLockManagerSanlockSetupLockspace(virLockManagerSanlockDriverPtr driver)
 #endif
     if (rv < 0) {
         if (-rv == EINPROGRESS && --retries) {
-#ifdef HAVE_SANLK_INQ_WAIT
             /* we have this function which blocks until lockspace change the
              * state. It returns 0 if lockspace has been added, -ENOENT if it
              * hasn't. */
             VIR_DEBUG("Inquiring lockspace");
             if (sanlock_inq_lockspace(&ls, SANLK_INQ_WAIT) < 0)
                 VIR_DEBUG("Unable to inquire lockspace");
-#else
-            /* fall back to polling */
-            VIR_DEBUG("Sleeping for %dms", LOCKSPACE_SLEEP);
-            g_usleep(LOCKSPACE_SLEEP * 1000);
-#endif
             VIR_DEBUG("Retrying to add lockspace (left %d)", retries);
             goto retry;
         }