--- a/source3/rpc_server/rpc_ep_setup.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_server/rpc_ep_setup.c
@@ -1110,6 +1110,10 @@ bool dcesrv_ep_setup(struct tevent_conte
 					   "rpc_server",
 					   "spoolss",
 					   "embedded");
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	if (1) {
+	} else
+#endif
 	if (StrCaseCmp(rpcsrv_type, "embedded") == 0) {
 		spoolss_cb.init         = spoolss_init_cb;
 		spoolss_cb.shutdown     = spoolss_shutdown_cb;
--- a/source3/rpcclient/rpcclient.c
+++ b/source3/rpcclient/rpcclient.c
@@ -624,7 +624,9 @@ static struct cmd_set *rpcclient_command
 	lsarpc_commands,
 	ds_commands,
 	samr_commands,
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 	spoolss_commands,
+#endif
 	netlogon_commands,
 	srvsvc_commands,
 	dfs_commands,
--- a/source3/printing/spoolssd.c
+++ b/source3/printing/spoolssd.c
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ void start_spoolssd(struct tevent_contex
 	NTSTATUS status;
 	int ret;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	DEBUG(1, ("Forking SPOOLSS Daemon\n"));
 
 	pid = sys_fork();
--- a/source3/utils/net_rpc.c
+++ b/source3/utils/net_rpc.c
@@ -7841,6 +7841,10 @@ int net_rpc_printer(struct net_context *
 		{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
 	};
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return 0;
+#endif
+
 	if (argc == 0) {
 		if (c->display_usage) {
 			d_printf(_("Usage:\n"));
--- a/source3/smbd/reply.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/reply.c
@@ -5208,7 +5208,11 @@ void reply_printopen(struct smb_request
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!CAN_PRINT(conn)) {
+
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	if (!CAN_PRINT(conn))
+#endif
+	{
 		reply_nterror(req, NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);
 		END_PROFILE(SMBsplopen);
 		return;
@@ -5314,7 +5318,10 @@ void reply_printqueue(struct smb_request
 	   is really quite gross and only worked when there was only
 	   one printer - I think we should now only accept it if they
 	   get it right (tridge) */
-	if (!CAN_PRINT(conn)) {
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	if (!CAN_PRINT(conn))
+#endif
+	{
 		reply_nterror(req, NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED);
 		END_PROFILE(SMBsplretq);
 		return;
--- a/source3/smbd/lanman.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/lanman.c
@@ -784,6 +784,10 @@ static bool api_DosPrintQGetInfo(struct
 	union spoolss_JobInfo *job_info = NULL;
 	union spoolss_PrinterInfo printer_info;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -999,6 +1003,10 @@ static bool api_DosPrintQEnum(struct smb
 	union spoolss_DriverInfo *driver_info;
 	union spoolss_JobInfo **job_info;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!param_format || !output_format1 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -3105,6 +3113,10 @@ static bool api_RDosPrintJobDel(struct s
 	struct spoolss_DevmodeContainer devmode_ctr;
 	enum spoolss_JobControl command;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -3238,6 +3250,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintQueueCtrl(struct s
 	struct sec_desc_buf secdesc_ctr;
 	enum spoolss_PrinterControl command;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !QueueName) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -3404,6 +3420,10 @@ static bool api_PrintJobInfo(struct smbd
 	union spoolss_JobInfo info;
 	struct spoolss_SetJobInfo1 info1;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -4547,6 +4567,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintJobGetInfo(struct
 	struct spoolss_DevmodeContainer devmode_ctr;
 	union spoolss_JobInfo info;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -4685,6 +4709,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintJobEnumerate(struc
 	uint32_t count = 0;
 	union spoolss_JobInfo *info;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -4890,6 +4918,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintDestGetInfo(struct
 	struct spoolss_DevmodeContainer devmode_ctr;
 	union spoolss_PrinterInfo info;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -5026,6 +5058,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintDestEnum(struct sm
 	union spoolss_PrinterInfo *info;
 	uint32_t count;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -5129,6 +5165,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintDriverEnum(struct
 	int succnt;
 	struct pack_desc desc;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -5193,6 +5233,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintQProcEnum(struct s
 	int succnt;
 	struct pack_desc desc;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
@@ -5257,6 +5301,10 @@ static bool api_WPrintPortEnum(struct sm
 	int succnt;
 	struct pack_desc desc;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return False;
+#endif
+
 	if (!str1 || !str2 || !p) {
 		return False;
 	}
--- a/source3/smbd/server_exit.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/server_exit.c
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ static void exit_server_common(enum serv
 		rpc_eventlog_shutdown();
 		rpc_ntsvcs_shutdown();
 		rpc_svcctl_shutdown();
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 		rpc_spoolss_shutdown();
+#endif
 
 		rpc_srvsvc_shutdown();
 		rpc_winreg_shutdown();
--- a/source3/smbd/open.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/open.c
@@ -1608,6 +1608,9 @@ static NTSTATUS open_file_ntcreate(conne
 		 * Most of the passed parameters are ignored.
 		 */
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+		return NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
+#endif
 		if (pinfo) {
 			*pinfo = FILE_WAS_CREATED;
 		}
--- a/source3/smbd/close.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/close.c
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@ static NTSTATUS close_normal_file(struct
 	status = ntstatus_keeperror(status, tmp);
 
 	if (fsp->print_file) {
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+		return NT_STATUS_OK;
+#endif
 		/* FIXME: return spool errors */
 		print_spool_end(fsp, close_type);
 		file_free(req, fsp);
--- a/source3/smbd/fileio.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/fileio.c
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ ssize_t write_file(struct smb_request *r
 		uint32_t t;
 		int ret;
 
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+		return -1;
+#endif
+
 		ret = print_spool_write(fsp, data, n, pos, &t);
 		if (ret) {
 			errno = ret;
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@ static struct tevent_req *smbd_smb2_crea
 		info = FILE_WAS_OPENED;
 	} else if (CAN_PRINT(smb1req->conn)) {
 		status = file_new(smb1req, smb1req->conn, &result);
-		if(!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+		if(!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status))
+#endif
+		{
 			tevent_req_nterror(req, status);
 			return tevent_req_post(req, ev);
 		}
--- a/source3/rpc_server/svcctl/srv_svcctl_nt.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_server/svcctl/srv_svcctl_nt.c
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ bool init_service_op_table( void )
 
 	/* add builtin services */
 
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 	svcctl_ops[i].name = talloc_strdup( svcctl_ops, "Spooler" );
 	svcctl_ops[i].ops  = &spoolss_svc_ops;
 	i++;
+#endif
 
 	svcctl_ops[i].name = talloc_strdup( svcctl_ops, "NETLOGON" );
 	svcctl_ops[i].ops  = &netlogon_svc_ops;
--- a/source3/librpc/rpc/rpc_common.c
+++ b/source3/librpc/rpc/rpc_common.c
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ static bool initialize_interfaces(void)
 	if (!smb_register_ndr_interface(&ndr_table_winreg)) {
 		return false;
 	}
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 	if (!smb_register_ndr_interface(&ndr_table_spoolss)) {
 		return false;
 	}
+#endif
 	if (!smb_register_ndr_interface(&ndr_table_netdfs)) {
 		return false;
 	}
--- a/source3/smbd/process.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/process.c
@@ -2423,8 +2423,10 @@ static bool housekeeping_fn(const struct
 
 	change_to_root_user();
 
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 	/* update printer queue caches if necessary */
 	update_monitored_printq_cache(sconn->msg_ctx);
+#endif
 
 	/* check if we need to reload services */
 	check_reload(sconn, time_mono(NULL));
--- a/source3/smbd/server.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/server.c
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ static void smb_pcap_updated(struct mess
 {
 	struct tevent_context *ev_ctx =
 		talloc_get_type_abort(private_data, struct tevent_context);
-
+#ifndef PRINTER_SUPPORT
+	return;
+#endif
 	DEBUG(10,("Got message saying pcap was updated. Reloading.\n"));
 	change_to_root_user();
 	reload_printers(ev_ctx, msg);
@@ -1277,6 +1279,7 @@ extern void build_options(bool screen);
 	 * The print backend init also migrates the printing tdb's,
 	 * this requires a winreg pipe.
 	 */
+#ifdef PRINTER_SUPPORT
 	if (!print_backend_init(smbd_messaging_context()))
 		exit(1);
 
@@ -1315,7 +1318,7 @@ extern void build_options(bool screen);
 				       smbd_messaging_context());
 		}
 	}
-
+#endif
 	if (!is_daemon) {
 		/* inetd mode */
 		TALLOC_FREE(frame);