diff --git a/source/param/loadparm.c b/source/param/loadparm.c
index 6817eca1d19..84c2c7fc59a 100644
--- a/source/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source/param/loadparm.c
@@ -5093,7 +5093,7 @@ FN_GLOBAL_BOOL(lp_winbind_offline_logon, &Globals.bWinbindOfflineLogon)
 FN_GLOBAL_BOOL(lp_winbind_normalize_names, &Globals.bWinbindNormalizeNames)
 FN_GLOBAL_BOOL(lp_winbind_rpc_only, &Globals.bWinbindRpcOnly)
 
-FN_GLOBAL_CONST_STRING(lp_idmap_backend, &Globals.szIdmapBackend) /* deprecated */
+FN_GLOBAL_CONST_STRING(lp_idmap_backend, &Globals.szIdmapBackend)
 FN_GLOBAL_STRING(lp_idmap_alloc_backend, &Globals.szIdmapAllocBackend)
 FN_GLOBAL_INTEGER(lp_idmap_cache_time, &Globals.iIdmapCacheTime)
 FN_GLOBAL_INTEGER(lp_idmap_negative_cache_time, &Globals.iIdmapNegativeCacheTime)