diff --git a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
index 25e119b2..45542c66 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/kramdown_parser.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
         def convert(content)
           # Check for use of coderay
-          kramdown_configs = if @config['kramdown']['use_coderay']
+          if @config['kramdown']['use_coderay']
             base_kramdown_configs.merge({
               :coderay_wrap               => @config['kramdown']['coderay']['coderay_wrap'],
               :coderay_line_numbers       => @config['kramdown']['coderay']['coderay_line_numbers'],
@@ -22,22 +22,11 @@ module Jekyll
               :coderay_bold_every         => @config['kramdown']['coderay']['coderay_bold_every'],
               :coderay_css                => @config['kramdown']['coderay']['coderay_css']
             })
-          else
-            # not using coderay
-            base_kramdown_configs
           end
+
           Kramdown::Document.new(content, @config["kramdown"].symbolize_keys).to_html
         end
 
-        def base_kramdown_configs
-          {
-            :auto_ids      => @config['kramdown']['auto_ids'],
-            :footnote_nr   => @config['kramdown']['footnote_nr'],
-            :entity_output => @config['kramdown']['entity_output'],
-            :toc_levels    => @config['kramdown']['toc_levels'],
-            :smart_quotes  => @config['kramdown']['smart_quotes']
-          }
-        end
       end
     end
   end