diff --git a/include/netcdf_meta.h.in b/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
index 50a5d21b9..de44e7286 100644
--- a/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
+++ b/include/netcdf_meta.h.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 #define NC_HAS_CDF5      @NC_HAS_CDF5@  /*!< CDF5 support. */
 #define NC_HAS_ERANGE_FILL @NC_HAS_ERANGE_FILL@ /*!< ERANGE_FILL Support */
-#define NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND @NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND@ /*!< RELAX_COORD_BOUND */
+#define NC_RELAX_COORD_BOUND 1 /*!< RELAX_COORD_BOUND */
 #define NC_DISPATCH_VERSION @NC_DISPATCH_VERSION@ /*!< Dispatch table version */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/nc_test/test_get.m4 b/nc_test/test_get.m4
index baa729098..19d9e043c 100644
--- a/nc_test/test_get.m4
+++ b/nc_test/test_get.m4
@@ -751,13 +751,8 @@ ifdef(`PNETCDF',`dnl
                 start[j] = 0;
                 continue;
             }
-#ifdef RELAX_COORD_BOUND
             IF (err != NC_NOERR) /* allowed when edge[j]==0 */
                 EXPECT_ERR(NC_NOERR, err)
-#else
-            IF (err != NC_EINVALCOORDS) /* not allowed even when edge[j]==0 */
-                EXPECT_ERR(NC_EINVALCOORDS, err)
-#endif
             start[j] = var_shape[i][j]+1;  /* should cause NC_EINVALCOORDS */
             err = GetVars($1)(ncid, i, start, edge, stride, value);
             IF (err != NC_EINVALCOORDS)
@@ -1049,13 +1044,8 @@ ifdef(`PNETCDF',`dnl
                 start[j] = 0;
                 continue;
             }
-#ifdef RELAX_COORD_BOUND
             IF (err != NC_NOERR) /* allowed when edge[j]==0 */
                 EXPECT_ERR(NC_NOERR, err)
-#else
-            IF (err != NC_EINVALCOORDS) /* not allowed even when edge[j]==0 */
-                EXPECT_ERR(NC_EINVALCOORDS, err)
-#endif
             start[j] = var_shape[i][j]+1;  /* should cause NC_EINVALCOORDS */
             err = GetVarm($1)(ncid, i, start, edge, stride, imap, value);
             IF (err != NC_EINVALCOORDS)