diff --git a/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in b/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
index 6ff2e9ac13..209cdd7c6a 100644
--- a/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
+++ b/examples/run-c-ex.sh.in
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ then
         RunTest h5_vds-percival-unlim-maxmin&&\
         rm h5_vds-percival-unlim-maxmin &&\
         RunTest h5_vds &&\
-        rm h5_vds &&\
-        RunTest h5_vol_external_log_native &&\
-        rm h5_vol_external_log_native); then
+        rm h5_vds); then
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_SUCCESS}
     else
         EXIT_VALUE=${EXIT_FAILURE}
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index 3cc8e55178..dd4ff447b1 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -521,19 +521,6 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.10.2 release
 
       (LRK - 2018/07/18, HDFFV-10475)
 
-    - The --enable-debug/production configure flags are listed as 'deprecated'
-      when they should really be listed as 'removed'.
-
-      In the autotools overhaul several years ago, we removed these flags and
-      implemented a new --enable-build-mode= flag. This was done because we
-      changed the semantics of the modes and didn't want users to silently
-      be exposed to them. The newer system is also more flexible and us to
-      add other modes (like 'clean').
-
-      The --enable-debug/production flags are now listed as removed.
-
-      (DER - 2018/05/31, HDFFV-10505)
-
     - Moved the location of gcc attribute.
 
       The gcc attribute(no_sanitize), named as the macro HDF_NO_UBSAN,
diff --git a/src/H5Apkg.h b/src/H5Apkg.h
index 12e0857856..cfe9daed03 100644
--- a/src/H5Apkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Apkg.h
@@ -157,9 +157,17 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Types for optional attribute VOL operations */
 typedef enum H5VL_attr_optional_t {
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
     H5VL_ATTR_ITERATE_OLD               /* H5Aiterate (deprecated routine) */
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+                                        /* (This enum value should have an
+                                         *      "#ifndefH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS"
+                                         *      around it, but the compiler
+                                         *      complains about an empty enum
+                                         *      when deprecated symbols are
+                                         *      disabled currently.  When
+                                         *      another enum value is added,
+                                         *      please put the #ifdef around
+                                         *      this symbol.  QAK - 2018/12/06
+                                         */
 } H5VL_attr_optional_t;
 
 
diff --git a/src/H5Gpkg.h b/src/H5Gpkg.h
index ef330c4139..159b6f51f9 100644
--- a/src/H5Gpkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Gpkg.h
@@ -301,10 +301,18 @@ typedef struct H5G_copy_file_ud_t {
 
 /* Types for optional group VOL operations */
 typedef enum H5VL_group_optional_t {
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
     H5VL_GROUP_ITERATE_OLD,             /* HG5Giterate (deprecated routine) */
     H5VL_GROUP_GET_OBJINFO              /* HG5Gget_objinfo (deprecated routine) */
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+                                        /* (These two enum values should have an
+                                         *      "#ifndefH5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS"
+                                         *      around them, but the compiler
+                                         *      complains about an empty enum
+                                         *      when deprecated symbols are
+                                         *      disabled currently.  When
+                                         *      another enum value is added,
+                                         *      please put the #ifdef around
+                                         *      these symbols.  QAK - 2018/12/06
+                                         */
 } H5VL_group_optional_t;