diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7388e79b..c6cdf8f23 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([shadow.h],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a libc with shadow.h])])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(arc4random_buf futimes \
 	getentropy getrandom getspnam getusershell \
 	initgroups lckpwdf lutimes \
-	setgroups updwtmpx innetgr \
+	updwtmpx innetgr \
 	getspnam_r \
 	rpmatch \
 	memset_explicit explicit_bzero stpecpy stpeprintf)
diff --git a/lib/addgrps.c b/lib/addgrps.c
index 97c47e077..9eb59c583 100644
--- a/lib/addgrps.c
+++ b/lib/addgrps.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-#if defined (HAVE_SETGROUPS) && ! defined (USE_PAM)
+#if !defined(USE_PAM)
 
 #include "prototypes.h"
 #include "defines.h"
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ add_groups(const char *list)
 	free (grouplist);
 	return 0;
 }
-#else				/* HAVE_SETGROUPS && !USE_PAM */
+#else				/* !USE_PAM */
 extern int ISO_C_forbids_an_empty_translation_unit;
-#endif				/* HAVE_SETGROUPS && !USE_PAM */
-
+#endif				/* !USE_PAM */
diff --git a/lib/prototypes.h b/lib/prototypes.h
index 6b978a975..71bea819c 100644
--- a/lib/prototypes.h
+++ b/lib/prototypes.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "commonio.h"
 
 /* addgrps.c */
-#if defined (HAVE_SETGROUPS) && ! defined (USE_PAM)
+#if !defined(USE_PAM)
 extern int add_groups (const char *);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/newgrp.c b/src/newgrp.c
index f73508663..11194c873 100644
--- a/src/newgrp.c
+++ b/src/newgrp.c
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ static const char *Prog;
 
 extern char **newenvp;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SETGROUPS
 static int ngroups;
 static /*@null@*/ /*@only@*/GETGROUPS_T *grouplist;
-#endif
 
 static bool is_newgrp;
 
@@ -551,7 +549,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SETGROUPS
 	/*
 	 * get the current user's groupset. The new group will be added to
 	 * the concurrent groupset if there is room, otherwise you get a
@@ -584,7 +581,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 		exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
-#endif				/* HAVE_SETGROUPS */
 
 	/*
 	 * now we put her in the new group. The password file entry for her
@@ -632,7 +628,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		goto failure;
 	}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SETGROUPS
 	/* when using pam_group, she will not be listed in the groups
 	 * database. However getgroups() will return the group. So
 	 * if she is listed there already it is ok to grant membership.
@@ -643,7 +638,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-#endif                          /* HAVE_SETGROUPS */
+
 	/*
 	 * For split groups (due to limitations of NIS), check all
 	 * groups of the same GID like the requested group for
@@ -688,7 +683,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	gid = grp->gr_gid;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SETGROUPS
 	/*
 	 * I am going to try to add her new group id to her concurrent group
 	 * set. If the group id is already present I'll just skip this part.
@@ -710,7 +704,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Close all files before changing the user/group IDs.