diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml
index cb1389a37ac..09f8aa5c61e 100644
--- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <samba:parameter name="wide links"
                  context="S"
                  type="boolean"
-                 generated_function="0"
                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
 <description>
 	<para>This parameter controls whether or not links 
diff --git a/lib/param/loadparm.h b/lib/param/loadparm.h
index 867b8eb3e77..3f1c3c90b2c 100644
--- a/lib/param/loadparm.h
+++ b/lib/param/loadparm.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ enum case_handling {CASE_LOWER,CASE_UPPER};
 	char *szCopy;							\
 	char *szService;						\
 	char *szInclude;						\
-	bool wide_links;						\
 	bool bAvailable;							\
 	struct parmlist_entry *param_opt;				\
 	struct bitmap *copymap;						\
diff --git a/source3/param/loadparm.c b/source3/param/loadparm.c
index a2b827d12b2..8aedf225a60 100644
--- a/source3/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source3/param/loadparm.c
@@ -4296,19 +4296,13 @@ int lp_min_receive_file_size(void)
  even after a configuration file reload.
 ********************************************************************/
 
-static bool lp_widelinks_internal(int snum)
-{
-	return (bool)(LP_SNUM_OK(snum)? ServicePtrs[(snum)]->wide_links :
-			sDefault.wide_links);
-}
-
 void widelinks_warning(int snum)
 {
 	if (lp_allow_insecure_wide_links()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (lp_unix_extensions() && lp_widelinks_internal(snum)) {
+	if (lp_unix_extensions() && lp_wide_links(snum)) {
 		DEBUG(0,("Share '%s' has wide links and unix extensions enabled. "
 			"These parameters are incompatible. "
 			"Wide links will be disabled for this share.\n",
@@ -4329,7 +4323,7 @@ bool lp_widelinks(int snum)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return lp_widelinks_internal(snum);
+	return lp_wide_links(snum);
 }
 
 int lp_server_role(void)