diff --git a/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c b/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
index e5c896c2c3..342cf09b25 100644
--- a/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
+++ b/plugins/intel/intel-nvme.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static int id_ctrl(int argc, char **argv, struct command *cmd, struct plugin *pl
 	return __id_ctrl(argc, argv, cmd, plugin, intel_id_ctrl);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
 static void show_intel_smart_log_jsn(struct nvme_additional_smart_log *smart,
 		unsigned int nsid, const char *devname)
 {
@@ -261,9 +260,6 @@ static void show_intel_smart_log_jsn(struct nvme_additional_smart_log *smart,
 	json_print_object(root, NULL);
 	json_free_object(root);
 }
-#else /* CONFIG_JSONC */
-#define show_intel_smart_log_jsn(smart, nsid, devname)
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
 
 static char *id_to_key(__u8 id)
 {
@@ -693,7 +689,6 @@ static int lat_stats_log_scale(int i)
  *     "type" : "write" or "read",
  *     "values" : {
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
 static void lat_stats_make_json_root(
 	struct json_object *root, struct json_object *bucket_list,
 	int write)
@@ -825,7 +820,6 @@ static void json_lat_stats_4_0(struct intel_lat_stats *stats,
 	json_print_object(root, NULL);
 	json_free_object(root);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
 
 static void show_lat_stats_3_0(struct intel_lat_stats *stats)
 {
@@ -856,7 +850,6 @@ static void show_lat_stats_4_0(struct intel_lat_stats *stats)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
 static void json_lat_stats_v1000_0(struct optane_lat_stats *stats, int write)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -905,7 +898,6 @@ static void json_lat_stats_v1000_0(struct optane_lat_stats *stats, int write)
 	json_free_object(root);
 
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
 
 static void show_lat_stats_v1000_0(struct optane_lat_stats *stats, int write)
 {
@@ -939,7 +931,6 @@ static void show_lat_stats_v1000_0(struct optane_lat_stats *stats, int write)
 
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_JSONC
 static void json_lat_stats(int write)
 {
 	switch (media_version[MEDIA_MAJOR_IDX]) {
@@ -980,9 +971,6 @@ static void json_lat_stats(int write)
 	}
 	printf("\n");
 }
-#else /* CONFIG_JSONC */
-#define json_lat_stats(write)
-#endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
 
 static void print_dash_separator(int count)
 {
diff --git a/util/json.h b/util/json.h
index 8a974addda..94f0d32d07 100644
--- a/util/json.h
+++ b/util/json.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /* Wrappers around json-c's API */
 
 #define json_create_object(o) json_object_new_object(o)
-#define json_create_array(a) json_object_new_array(a)
 #define json_free_object(o) json_object_put(o)
 #define json_free_array(a) json_object_put(a)
 #define json_object_add_value_uint(o, k, v) \
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ struct json_object;
 
 #define json_object_add_value_string(o, k, v)
 #define json_create_object(o) NULL
-#define json_create_array(a) NULL
 #define json_free_object(o) ((void)(o))
 #define json_object_add_value_uint(o, k, v) ((void)(v))
 #define json_object_add_value_int(o, k, v) ((void)(v))
@@ -67,6 +65,9 @@ struct json_object;
 #define json_object_add_value_object(o, k, v) ((void)(v))
 #define json_array_add_value_object(o, k) ((void)(k))
 #define json_print_object(o, u) ((void)(o))
+#define json_object_new_array(a) NULL
 #define json_object_array_add(o, k) ((void)(k))
 #endif /* CONFIG_JSONC */
+#define json_create_array(a) json_object_new_array(a)
+
 #endif /* __JSON__H */