diff --git a/include/lfunc.h b/include/lfunc.h
index 67931898..21f1aa25 100644
--- a/include/lfunc.h
+++ b/include/lfunc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #define upisopen(up)	((up)->v != &(up)->u.value)
 
-
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
 /*
 ** Special "status" for 'luaF_close'
 */
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /* close upvalues running all closing methods in protected mode */
 #define CLOSEPROTECT	(-2)
-
+#endif
 
 LUAI_FUNC Proto *luaF_newproto (lua_State *L);
 LUAI_FUNC CClosure *luaF_newCclosure (lua_State *L, int nelems);
diff --git a/include/lua.h b/include/lua.h
index 0f89bbaf..88657cfd 100644
--- a/include/lua.h
+++ b/include/lua.h
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ extern const char lua_ident[];
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newstate) (lua_Alloc f, void *ud);
 LUA_API void       (lua_close) (lua_State *L);
 LUA_API lua_State *(lua_newthread) (lua_State *L);
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
 LUA_API int        (lua_resetthread) (lua_State *L);
-
+#endif
 LUA_API lua_CFunction (lua_atpanic) (lua_State *L, lua_CFunction panicf);
 
 
diff --git a/src/lcorolib.c b/src/lcorolib.c
index c0ef009b..8e71d50b 100644
--- a/src/lcorolib.c
+++ b/src/lcorolib.c
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ static int luaB_auxwrap (lua_State *L) {
   lua_State *co = lua_tothread(L, lua_upvalueindex(1));
   int r = auxresume(L, co, lua_gettop(L));
   if (r < 0) {
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
     int stat = lua_status(co);
     if (stat != LUA_OK && stat != LUA_YIELD)
       lua_resetthread(co);  /* close variables in case of errors */
+#endif
     if (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TSTRING) {  /* error object is a string? */
       luaL_where(L, 1);  /* add extra info, if available */
       lua_insert(L, -2);
diff --git a/src/ldo.c b/src/ldo.c
index c6bb83ec..4a4aea5a 100644
--- a/src/ldo.c
+++ b/src/ldo.c
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ void luaD_seterrorobj (lua_State *L, int errcode, StkId oldtop) {
       setsvalue2s(L, oldtop, luaS_newliteral(L, "error in error handling"));
       break;
     }
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
     case CLOSEPROTECT: {
       setnilvalue(oldtop);  /* no error message */
       break;
     }
+#endif
     default: {
       setobjs2s(L, oldtop, L->top - 1);  /* error message on current top */
       break;
@@ -124,7 +126,9 @@ l_noret luaD_throw (lua_State *L, int errcode) {
   }
   else {  /* thread has no error handler */
     global_State *g = G(L);
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
     errcode = luaF_close(L, L->stack, errcode);  /* close all upvalues */
+#endif
     L->status = cast_byte(errcode);  /* mark it as dead */
     if (g->mainthread->errorJmp) {  /* main thread has a handler? */
       setobjs2s(L, g->mainthread->top++, L->top - 1);  /* copy error obj. */
diff --git a/src/lstate.c b/src/lstate.c
index 4fbe2faa..3061b276 100644
--- a/src/lstate.c
+++ b/src/lstate.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ void luaE_freethread (lua_State *L, lua_State *L1) {
   luaM_free(L, l);
 }
 
+#ifdef RAVI_DEFER_STATEMENT
 int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L) {
   CallInfo *ci;
   int status;
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ int lua_resetthread (lua_State *L) {
   lua_unlock(L);
   return status;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* TODO following should probably not live here*/
 
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 74829950..d64d64d7 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ run_lua53_tests "_port=true ravi.auto(true,1)" "Lua53 auto JIT all test failed"
 
 run_ravi_tests language ravi_tests1.ravi "ravi.jit(false)"
 run_ravi_tests language ravi_tests1.ravi "ravi.auto(true,1)"
-#run_ravi_tests language defer_tests.ravi "ravi.jit(false)"
-#run_ravi_tests language defer_tests.ravi "ravi.auto(true,1)"
+run_ravi_tests language defer_tests.ravi "ravi.jit(false)"
+run_ravi_tests language defer_tests.ravi "ravi.auto(true,1)"
 run_ravi_tests language ravi_tests3.ravi "ravi.auto(true,1)"
 run_ravi_tests language ravi_errors.ravi "ravi.auto(true,1)"
 run_ravi_tests language basics.lua "ravi.auto(true,1)"