diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index d7cb1675a2d..aa3de7c1086 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -203,10 +203,8 @@ static void curl_setup_http(CURL *curl, const char *url,
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INFILE, buffer);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE, buffer->buf.len);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, fread_buffer);
-#ifndef NO_CURL_IOCTL
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION, ioctl_buffer);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_IOCTLDATA, buffer);
-#endif
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_fn);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOBODY, 0);
 	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, custom_req);
@@ -249,8 +247,6 @@ static void process_response(void *callback_data)
 	finish_request(request);
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
-
 static void start_fetch_loose(struct transfer_request *request)
 {
 	struct active_request_slot *slot;
@@ -299,7 +295,6 @@ static void start_mkcol(struct transfer_request *request)
 		FREE_AND_NULL(request->url);
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 static void start_fetch_packed(struct transfer_request *request)
 {
@@ -605,7 +600,6 @@ static void finish_request(struct transfer_request *request)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 static int is_running_queue;
 static int fill_active_slot(void *unused)
 {
@@ -629,7 +623,6 @@ static int fill_active_slot(void *unused)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 static void get_remote_object_list(unsigned char parent);
 
@@ -658,10 +651,8 @@ static void add_fetch_request(struct object *obj)
 	request->next = request_queue_head;
 	request_queue_head = request;
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	fill_active_slots();
 	step_active_slots();
-#endif
 }
 
 static int add_send_request(struct object *obj, struct remote_lock *lock)
@@ -696,10 +687,8 @@ static int add_send_request(struct object *obj, struct remote_lock *lock)
 	request->next = request_queue_head;
 	request_queue_head = request;
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	fill_active_slots();
 	step_active_slots();
-#endif
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1682,21 +1671,15 @@ static int delete_remote_branch(const char *pattern, int force)
 
 static void run_request_queue(void)
 {
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	is_running_queue = 1;
 	fill_active_slots();
 	add_fill_function(NULL, fill_active_slot);
-#endif
 	do {
 		finish_all_active_slots();
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 		fill_active_slots();
-#endif
 	} while (request_queue_head && !aborted);
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	is_running_queue = 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
@@ -1770,10 +1753,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		break;
 	}
 
-#ifndef USE_CURL_MULTI
-	die("git-push is not available for http/https repository when not compiled with USE_CURL_MULTI");
-#endif
-
 	if (!repo->url)
 		usage(http_push_usage);
 
@@ -1786,9 +1765,7 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	http_init(NULL, repo->url, 1);
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	is_running_queue = 0;
-#endif
 
 	/* Verify DAV compliance/lock support */
 	if (!locking_available()) {
diff --git a/http-walker.c b/http-walker.c
index 90d8ecb57ef..19e31623f04 100644
--- a/http-walker.c
+++ b/http-walker.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static void release_object_request(struct object_request *obj_req)
 	free(obj_req);
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 static int fill_active_slot(struct walker *walker)
 {
 	struct object_request *obj_req;
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ static int fill_active_slot(struct walker *walker)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 static void prefetch(struct walker *walker, unsigned char *sha1)
 {
@@ -163,10 +161,8 @@ static void prefetch(struct walker *walker, unsigned char *sha1)
 	http_is_verbose = walker->get_verbosely;
 	list_add_tail(&newreq->node, &object_queue_head);
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	fill_active_slots();
 	step_active_slots();
-#endif
 }
 
 static int is_alternate_allowed(const char *url)
@@ -357,11 +353,9 @@ static void fetch_alternates(struct walker *walker, const char *base)
 	 * wait for them to arrive and return to processing this request's
 	 * curl message
 	 */
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	while (cdata->got_alternates == 0) {
 		step_active_slots();
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/* Nothing to do if they've already been fetched */
 	if (cdata->got_alternates == 1)
@@ -505,12 +499,8 @@ static int fetch_object(struct walker *walker, unsigned char *hash)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	while (obj_req->state == WAITING)
 		step_active_slots();
-#else
-	start_object_request(walker, obj_req);
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * obj_req->req might change when fetching alternates in the callback
@@ -623,9 +613,7 @@ struct walker *get_http_walker(const char *url)
 	walker->cleanup = cleanup;
 	walker->data = data;
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	add_fill_function(walker, (int (*)(void *)) fill_active_slot);
-#endif
 
 	return walker;
 }
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 56182a89e25..ef00e930232 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ ssize_t http_post_buffer = 16 * LARGE_PACKET_MAX;
 
 static int min_curl_sessions = 1;
 static int curl_session_count;
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 static int max_requests = -1;
 static CURLM *curlm;
-#endif
 #ifndef NO_CURL_EASY_DUPHANDLE
 static CURL *curl_default;
 #endif
@@ -117,14 +115,6 @@ static int curl_empty_auth = -1;
 
 enum http_follow_config http_follow_config = HTTP_FOLLOW_INITIAL;
 
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x071700
-/* Use CURLOPT_KEYPASSWD as is */
-#elif LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070903
-#define CURLOPT_KEYPASSWD CURLOPT_SSLKEYPASSWD
-#else
-#define CURLOPT_KEYPASSWD CURLOPT_SSLCERTPASSWD
-#endif
-
 static struct credential cert_auth = CREDENTIAL_INIT;
 static int ssl_cert_password_required;
 static unsigned long http_auth_methods = CURLAUTH_ANY;
@@ -168,7 +158,6 @@ size_t fread_buffer(char *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb, void *buffer_)
 	return size / eltsize;
 }
 
-#ifndef NO_CURL_IOCTL
 curlioerr ioctl_buffer(CURL *handle, int cmd, void *clientp)
 {
 	struct buffer *buffer = clientp;
@@ -185,7 +174,6 @@ curlioerr ioctl_buffer(CURL *handle, int cmd, void *clientp)
 		return CURLIOE_UNKNOWNCMD;
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 size_t fwrite_buffer(char *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb, void *buffer_)
 {
@@ -233,12 +221,9 @@ static void finish_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 
 static void xmulti_remove_handle(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 {
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	curl_multi_remove_handle(curlm, slot->curl);
-#endif
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 static void process_curl_messages(void)
 {
 	int num_messages;
@@ -266,7 +251,6 @@ static void process_curl_messages(void)
 		curl_message = curl_multi_info_read(curlm, &num_messages);
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 static int http_options(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
@@ -315,18 +299,14 @@ static int http_options(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 
 	if (!strcmp("http.minsessions", var)) {
 		min_curl_sessions = git_config_int(var, value);
-#ifndef USE_CURL_MULTI
 		if (min_curl_sessions > 1)
 			min_curl_sessions = 1;
-#endif
 		return 0;
 	}
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	if (!strcmp("http.maxrequests", var)) {
 		max_requests = git_config_int(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}
-#endif
 	if (!strcmp("http.lowspeedlimit", var)) {
 		curl_low_speed_limit = (long)git_config_int(var, value);
 		return 0;
@@ -574,7 +554,7 @@ static void set_curl_keepalive(CURL *c)
 	curl_easy_setopt(c, CURLOPT_TCP_KEEPALIVE, 1);
 }
 
-#elif LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x071000
+#else
 static int sockopt_callback(void *client, curl_socket_t fd, curlsocktype type)
 {
 	int ka = 1;
@@ -595,12 +575,6 @@ static void set_curl_keepalive(CURL *c)
 {
 	curl_easy_setopt(c, CURLOPT_SOCKOPTFUNCTION, sockopt_callback);
 }
-
-#else
-static void set_curl_keepalive(CURL *c)
-{
-	/* not supported on older curl versions */
-}
 #endif
 
 static void redact_sensitive_header(struct strbuf *header)
@@ -1121,7 +1095,6 @@ void http_init(struct remote *remote, const char *url, int proactive_auth)
 	no_pragma_header = curl_slist_append(http_copy_default_headers(),
 		"Pragma:");
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	{
 		char *http_max_requests = getenv("GIT_HTTP_MAX_REQUESTS");
 		if (http_max_requests != NULL)
@@ -1131,7 +1104,6 @@ void http_init(struct remote *remote, const char *url, int proactive_auth)
 	curlm = curl_multi_init();
 	if (!curlm)
 		die("curl_multi_init failed");
-#endif
 
 	if (getenv("GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY"))
 		curl_ssl_verify = 0;
@@ -1154,10 +1126,8 @@ void http_init(struct remote *remote, const char *url, int proactive_auth)
 		curl_ssl_verify = 1;
 
 	curl_session_count = 0;
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	if (max_requests < 1)
 		max_requests = DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS;
-#endif
 
 	set_from_env(&http_proxy_ssl_cert, "GIT_PROXY_SSL_CERT");
 	set_from_env(&http_proxy_ssl_key, "GIT_PROXY_SSL_KEY");
@@ -1201,9 +1171,7 @@ void http_cleanup(void)
 	curl_easy_cleanup(curl_default);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	curl_multi_cleanup(curlm);
-#endif
 	curl_global_cleanup();
 
 	string_list_clear(&extra_http_headers, 0);
@@ -1250,7 +1218,6 @@ struct active_request_slot *get_active_slot(void)
 	struct active_request_slot *slot = active_queue_head;
 	struct active_request_slot *newslot;
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	int num_transfers;
 
 	/* Wait for a slot to open up if the queue is full */
@@ -1259,7 +1226,6 @@ struct active_request_slot *get_active_slot(void)
 		if (num_transfers < active_requests)
 			process_curl_messages();
 	}
-#endif
 
 	while (slot != NULL && slot->in_use)
 		slot = slot->next;
@@ -1330,7 +1296,6 @@ struct active_request_slot *get_active_slot(void)
 
 int start_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 {
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	CURLMcode curlm_result = curl_multi_add_handle(curlm, slot->curl);
 	int num_transfers;
 
@@ -1348,11 +1313,9 @@ int start_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 	 * something.
 	 */
 	curl_multi_perform(curlm, &num_transfers);
-#endif
 	return 1;
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 struct fill_chain {
 	void *data;
 	int (*fill)(void *);
@@ -1411,11 +1374,9 @@ void step_active_slots(void)
 		fill_active_slots();
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 {
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	fd_set readfds;
 	fd_set writefds;
 	fd_set excfds;
@@ -1428,7 +1389,6 @@ void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 		step_active_slots();
 
 		if (slot->in_use) {
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070f04
 			long curl_timeout;
 			curl_multi_timeout(curlm, &curl_timeout);
 			if (curl_timeout == 0) {
@@ -1440,10 +1400,6 @@ void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 				select_timeout.tv_sec  =  curl_timeout / 1000;
 				select_timeout.tv_usec = (curl_timeout % 1000) * 1000;
 			}
-#else
-			select_timeout.tv_sec  = 0;
-			select_timeout.tv_usec = 50000;
-#endif
 
 			max_fd = -1;
 			FD_ZERO(&readfds);
@@ -1466,12 +1422,6 @@ void run_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 			select(max_fd+1, &readfds, &writefds, &excfds, &select_timeout);
 		}
 	}
-#else
-	while (slot->in_use) {
-		slot->curl_result = curl_easy_perform(slot->curl);
-		finish_active_slot(slot);
-	}
-#endif
 }
 
 static void release_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
@@ -1485,9 +1435,7 @@ static void release_active_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot)
 			curl_session_count--;
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	fill_active_slots();
-#endif
 }
 
 void finish_all_active_slots(void)
@@ -1613,12 +1561,10 @@ static int handle_curl_result(struct slot_results *results)
 	} else {
 		if (results->http_connectcode == 407)
 			credential_reject(&proxy_auth);
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070c00
 		if (!curl_errorstr[0])
 			strlcpy(curl_errorstr,
 				curl_easy_strerror(results->curl_result),
 				sizeof(curl_errorstr));
-#endif
 		return HTTP_ERROR;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
index d2f8cc56617..cb092622a73 100644
--- a/http.h
+++ b/http.h
@@ -10,31 +10,12 @@
 #include "remote.h"
 #include "url.h"
 
-/*
- * We detect based on the cURL version if multi-transfer is
- * usable in this implementation and define this symbol accordingly.
- * This shouldn't be set by the Makefile or by the user (e.g. via CFLAGS).
- */
-#undef USE_CURL_MULTI
-
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x071000
-#define USE_CURL_MULTI
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_REQUESTS 5
-#endif
-
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070c00
-#define curl_global_init(a) curl_global_init_mem(a, xmalloc, free, \
-						xrealloc, xstrdup, xcalloc)
-#endif
 
-#if (LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM < 0x070c04) || (LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM == 0x071000)
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM == 0x071000
 #define NO_CURL_EASY_DUPHANDLE
 #endif
 
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM < 0x070c03
-#define NO_CURL_IOCTL
-#endif
-
 /*
  * CURLOPT_USE_SSL was known as CURLOPT_FTP_SSL up to 7.16.4,
  * and the constants were known as CURLFTPSSL_*
@@ -72,9 +53,7 @@ struct buffer {
 size_t fread_buffer(char *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb, void *strbuf);
 size_t fwrite_buffer(char *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb, void *strbuf);
 size_t fwrite_null(char *ptr, size_t eltsize, size_t nmemb, void *strbuf);
-#ifndef NO_CURL_IOCTL
 curlioerr ioctl_buffer(CURL *handle, int cmd, void *clientp);
-#endif
 
 /* Slot lifecycle functions */
 struct active_request_slot *get_active_slot(void);
@@ -91,11 +70,9 @@ void finish_all_active_slots(void);
 int run_one_slot(struct active_request_slot *slot,
 		 struct slot_results *results);
 
-#ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 void fill_active_slots(void);
 void add_fill_function(void *data, int (*fill)(void *));
 void step_active_slots(void);
-#endif
 
 void http_init(struct remote *remote, const char *url,
 	       int proactive_auth);
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index bb085d66d10..9844328b7b3 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1526,11 +1526,7 @@ static int curl_append_msgs_to_imap(struct imap_server_conf *server,
 	if (cred.username) {
 		if (res == CURLE_OK)
 			credential_approve(&cred);
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070d01
 		else if (res == CURLE_LOGIN_DENIED)
-#else
-		else
-#endif
 			credential_reject(&cred);
 	}
 
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 9e6918468e4..482d5a4656d 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ static size_t rpc_out(void *ptr, size_t eltsize,
 	return avail;
 }
 
-#ifndef NO_CURL_IOCTL
 static curlioerr rpc_ioctl(CURL *handle, int cmd, void *clientp)
 {
 	struct rpc_state *rpc = clientp;
@@ -727,7 +726,6 @@ static curlioerr rpc_ioctl(CURL *handle, int cmd, void *clientp)
 		return CURLIOE_UNKNOWNCMD;
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 struct check_pktline_state {
 	char len_buf[4];
@@ -946,10 +944,8 @@ static int post_rpc(struct rpc_state *rpc, int stateless_connect, int flush_rece
 		rpc->initial_buffer = 1;
 		curl_easy_setopt(slot->curl, CURLOPT_READFUNCTION, rpc_out);
 		curl_easy_setopt(slot->curl, CURLOPT_INFILE, rpc);
-#ifndef NO_CURL_IOCTL
 		curl_easy_setopt(slot->curl, CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION, rpc_ioctl);
 		curl_easy_setopt(slot->curl, CURLOPT_IOCTLDATA, rpc);
-#endif
 		if (options.verbosity > 1) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "POST %s (chunked)\n", rpc->service_name);
 			fflush(stderr);
