diff --git a/examples/cwebp.c b/examples/cwebp.c
index 040e804e..8b305266 100644
--- a/examples/cwebp.c
+++ b/examples/cwebp.c
@@ -615,10 +615,8 @@ static void HelpLong(void) {
          "                           green=0xe0 and blue=0xd0\n");
   printf("  -noalpha ............... discard any transparency information\n");
   printf("  -lossless .............. encode image losslessly\n");
-#ifdef WEBP_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
-  printf("  -near_lossless ......... use near-lossless image\n"
+  printf("  -near_lossless <int> ... use near-lossless image\n"
          "                           preprocessing (0=off..100)\n");
-#endif
   printf("  -hint <string> ......... specify image characteristics hint,\n");
   printf("                           one of: photo, picture or graph\n");
 
diff --git a/man/cwebp.1 b/man/cwebp.1
index d5a3beb2..8460fa45 100644
--- a/man/cwebp.1
+++ b/man/cwebp.1
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ Using this option will discard the alpha channel.
 .B \-lossless
 Encode the image without any loss.
 .TP
-.\" .B \-near_lossless " int
-.\" Use near-lossless image preprocessing. This option adjusts pixel values
-.\" to help compressibility, but has minimal impact on the visual quality.
-.\" It triggers lossless compression mode automatically.
-.\" Range is 0 (no preprocessing, the default) to 100.
-.\" .TP
+.BI \-near_lossless " int
+Use near-lossless image preprocessing. This option adjusts pixel values
+to help compressibility, but has minimal impact on the visual quality.
+It triggers lossless compression mode automatically.
+Range is 0 (no preprocessing, the default) to 100.
+.TP
 .BI \-hint " string
 Specify the hint about input image type. Possible values are:
 \fBphoto\fP, \fBpicture\fP or \fBgraph\fP.
diff --git a/src/enc/near_lossless.c b/src/enc/near_lossless.c
index 20ac39f6..573b5c74 100644
--- a/src/enc/near_lossless.c
+++ b/src/enc/near_lossless.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include "../utils/utils.h"
 #include "./vp8enci.h"
 
-#ifdef WEBP_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
-
 #define MIN_DIM_FOR_NEAR_LOSSLESS 64
 #define MAX_LIMIT_BITS             5
 
@@ -131,15 +129,8 @@ static int QualityToLimitBits(int quality) {
   //                 13..100 -> 4..1
   return MAX_LIMIT_BITS - (quality + 12) / 25;
 }
-#endif  // WEBP_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
 
 int VP8ApplyNearLossless(int xsize, int ysize, uint32_t* argb, int quality) {
-#ifndef WEBP_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
-  (void)xsize;
-  (void)ysize;
-  (void)argb;
-  (void)quality;
-#else
   int i;
   uint32_t* const copy_buffer =
       (uint32_t*)WebPSafeMalloc(xsize * 3, sizeof(*copy_buffer));
@@ -160,6 +151,5 @@ int VP8ApplyNearLossless(int xsize, int ysize, uint32_t* argb, int quality) {
     NearLossless(xsize, ysize, argb, i, copy_buffer);
   }
   WebPSafeFree(copy_buffer);
-#endif  // WEBP_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES
   return 1;
 }