diff --git a/os/kernel/src/chmempools.c b/os/kernel/src/chmempools.c
index 092944b59..054823af0 100644
--- a/os/kernel/src/chmempools.c
+++ b/os/kernel/src/chmempools.c
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ void *chPoolAllocI(MemoryPool *mp) {
 
   if ((objp = mp->mp_next) != NULL)
     mp->mp_next = mp->mp_next->ph_next;
-#if CH_USE_MEMCORE
   else if (mp->mp_provider != NULL)
     objp = mp->mp_provider(mp->mp_object_size);
-#endif
   return objp;
 }
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 4ca9da65d..3d91239d1 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
 *****************************************************************************
 
 *** 2.3.0 ***
+- FIX: Fixed minor problem with memory pools (bug 3190512)(backported to
+  2.2.1).
 - FIX: Stack overflow in CM0 ports when nearing interrupts saturation (bug
   3187105)(backported to 2.2.1).
 - FIX: Fixed error in _BSEMAPHORE_DATA macro (bug 3184139)(backported to