diff --git a/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h b/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
index 983f9d95ee4c0551592510c59e41bf2681cf85da..dfc9c029f602cb8b475c03c009d52cb9db620f65 100644
--- a/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
+++ b/source/Lib/CommonLib/TypeDef.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
 
 
-#define JVET_L0053_L0272_DM                               1 // use center position of luma block to derive DM
 
 #define JVET_L0147_ALF_SUBSAMPLED_LAPLACIAN               1 // Subsampled Laplacian calculation
 
diff --git a/source/Lib/CommonLib/UnitTools.cpp b/source/Lib/CommonLib/UnitTools.cpp
index d2f40d0ed1f0be13e80288d2678fef7b2e02cfa8..a5a09cc9c0e4dad494391e2bca1141d11db5e479 100644
--- a/source/Lib/CommonLib/UnitTools.cpp
+++ b/source/Lib/CommonLib/UnitTools.cpp
@@ -474,13 +474,9 @@ void PU::getIntraChromaCandModes( const PredictionUnit &pu, unsigned modeList[NU
     modeList[5] = DM_CHROMA_IDX;
 #endif
 
-#if JVET_L0053_L0272_DM
     Position topLeftPos = pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaPos();
     Position refPos = topLeftPos.offset( pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaSize().width >> 1, pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaSize().height >> 1 );
     const PredictionUnit *lumaPU = CS::isDualITree( *pu.cs ) ? pu.cs->picture->cs->getPU( refPos, CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA ) : &pu;
-#else
-    const PredictionUnit *lumaPU = CS::isDualITree( *pu.cs ) ? pu.cs->picture->cs->getPU( pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaPos(), CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA ) : &pu;
-#endif
     const uint32_t lumaMode = lumaPU->intraDir[CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA];
     for( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
     {
@@ -731,13 +727,9 @@ uint32_t PU::getFinalIntraMode( const PredictionUnit &pu, const ChannelType &chT
 
   if( uiIntraMode == DM_CHROMA_IDX && !isLuma( chType ) )
   {
-#if JVET_L0053_L0272_DM
     Position topLeftPos = pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaPos();
     Position refPos = topLeftPos.offset( pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaSize().width >> 1, pu.blocks[pu.chType].lumaSize().height >> 1 );
     const PredictionUnit &lumaPU = CS::isDualITree( *pu.cs ) ? *pu.cs->picture->cs->getPU( refPos, CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA ) : *pu.cs->getPU( topLeftPos, CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA );
-#else
-    const PredictionUnit &lumaPU = CS::isDualITree( *pu.cs ) ? *pu.cs->picture->cs->getPU( pu.blocks[chType].lumaPos(), CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA ) : *pu.cs->getPU( pu.blocks[chType].lumaPos(), CHANNEL_TYPE_LUMA );
-#endif
 
     uiIntraMode = lumaPU.intraDir[0];
   }