diff --git a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_aarch64.h b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_aarch64.h
index 123a0c72bc6a..e580fbe23ea5 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_aarch64.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_aarch64.h
@@ -56,17 +56,7 @@
 #include <asm/elf.h>
 #include <asm/hwcap.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
 #include <asm/sysreg.h>
-#else
-#define	sys_reg(op0, op1, crn, crm, op2) ( \
-	((op0) << Op0_shift) | \
-	((op1) << Op1_shift) | \
-	((crn) << CRn_shift) | \
-	((crm) << CRm_shift) | \
-	((op2) << Op2_shift))
-#endif
 
 #define	ID_AA64PFR0_EL1		sys_reg(3, 0, 0, 1, 0)
 #define	ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1	sys_reg(3, 0, 0, 6, 0)
diff --git a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_powerpc.h b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_powerpc.h
index a649790ce50f..d9ccacee1ab9 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_powerpc.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/simd_powerpc.h
@@ -56,16 +56,10 @@
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
-
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0)
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
-#else
-#include <asm/cputable.h>
-#endif
 
 #define	kfpu_allowed()			1
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 5, 0)
 #ifdef	CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 #define	ENABLE_KERNEL_ALTIVEC	enable_kernel_altivec();
 #define	DISABLE_KERNEL_ALTIVEC	disable_kernel_altivec();
@@ -101,11 +95,6 @@
 		DISABLE_KERNEL_ALTIVEC		\
 		preempt_enable();		\
 	}
-#else
-/* seems that before 4.5 no-one bothered */
-#define	kfpu_begin()
-#define	kfpu_end()		preempt_enable()
-#endif	/* Linux version >= 4.5 */
 
 #define	kfpu_init()		0
 #define	kfpu_fini()		((void) 0)
diff --git a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-proc.c b/module/os/linux/spl/spl-proc.c
index 9fefcd03c410..9af192274733 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-proc.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/spl/spl-proc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include "zfs_gitrev.h"
 
-#if defined(CONSTIFY_PLUGIN) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+#if defined(CONSTIFY_PLUGIN)
 typedef struct ctl_table __no_const spl_ctl_table;
 #else
 typedef struct ctl_table spl_ctl_table;
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/abd_os.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/abd_os.c
index dae4107e032c..03362b1ee860 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/abd_os.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/abd_os.c
@@ -1081,23 +1081,30 @@ abd_return_buf_copy(abd_t *abd, void *buf, size_t n)
  * Before kernel 4.5 however, compound page heads were refcounted separately
  * from tail pages, such that moving back to the head page would require us to
  * take a reference to it and releasing it once we're completely finished with
- * it. In practice, that means when our caller is done with the ABD, which we
+ * it. In practice, that meant when our caller is done with the ABD, which we
  * have no insight into from here. Rather than contort this API to track head
- * page references on such ancient kernels, we disable this special compound
- * page handling on 4.5, instead just using treating each page within it as a
- * regular PAGESIZE page (which it is). This is slightly less efficient, but
- * makes everything far simpler.
+ * page references on such ancient kernels, we disabled this special compound
+ * page handling on kernels before 4.5, instead just using treating each page
+ * within it as a regular PAGESIZE page (which it is). This is slightly less
+ * efficient, but makes everything far simpler.
  *
- * The below test sets/clears ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES to enable/disable the
- * special handling, and also defines the ABD_ITER_PAGE_SIZE(page) macro to
- * understand compound pages, or not, as required.
+ * We no longer support kernels before 4.5, so in theory none of this is
+ * necessary. However, this code is still relatively new in the grand scheme of
+ * things, so I'm leaving the ability to compile this out for the moment.
+ *
+ * Setting/clearing ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES below enables/disables the special
+ * handling, by defining the ABD_ITER_PAGE_SIZE(page) macro to understand
+ * compound pages, or not, and compiling in/out the support to detect compound
+ * tail pages and move back to the start.
  */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 5, 0)
-#define	ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES		1
+
+/* On by default */
+#define	ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES
+
+#ifdef ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES
 #define	ABD_ITER_PAGE_SIZE(page)	\
 	(PageCompound(page) ? page_size(page) : PAGESIZE)
 #else
-#undef ABD_ITER_COMPOUND_PAGES
 #define	ABD_ITER_PAGE_SIZE(page)	(PAGESIZE)
 #endif