diff --git a/libs/libks/src/include/ks_hash.h b/libs/libks/src/include/ks_hash.h
index e651d5e7f1..5651b28efd 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/include/ks_hash.h
+++ b/libs/libks/src/include/ks_hash.h
@@ -90,16 +90,17 @@ typedef enum {
 
 
 typedef enum {
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_NONE = 0,
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_DEFAULT = (1 << 0),
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_KEY = (1 << 1),
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_VALUE = (1 << 2),
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_RWLOCK = (1 << 3),
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_DUP_CHECK = (1 << 4),
-	KS_HASH_FLAG_NOLOCK = (1 << 5)
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_MUTEX = 0,
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_KEY = (1 << 0),
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_VALUE = (1 << 1),
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_RWLOCK = (1 << 2),
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_DUP_CHECK = (1 << 3),
+	KS_HASH_FLAG_NOLOCK = (1 << 4)
 } ks_hash_flag_t;
 
 #define KS_HASH_FREE_BOTH KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_KEY | KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_VALUE
+#define KS_HASH_FLAG_NONE KS_HASH_FLAG_MUTEX
+
 
 typedef enum {
 	KS_HASH_MODE_DEFAULT = 0,
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/ks_hash.c b/libs/libks/src/ks_hash.c
index cdab4d0dfb..db26209419 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/ks_hash.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/ks_hash.c
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@ ks_hash_create_ex(ks_hash_t **hp, unsigned int minsize,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (flags == KS_HASH_FLAG_DEFAULT) {
-		flags = KS_HASH_FLAG_FREE_KEY | KS_HASH_FLAG_DUP_CHECK | KS_HASH_FLAG_NOLOCK;
-	}
-
 	if ((flags & KS_HASH_FLAG_NOLOCK)) {
 		flags &= ~KS_HASH_FLAG_RWLOCK;
 	}