diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.cpp
index da40d96745..3226fa69ab 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace {
     {
         if (storage_model_ == 0) {
             return array_.storage_ptr->get<T>(index_);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             T val;
             if constexpr (
                 // the following types cannot be directly deserialized from rocksdb, but need to be constructed
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ namespace {
             }
             return val;
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -55,7 +58,9 @@ namespace {
     {
         if (storage_model_ == 0) {
             return array_.storage_ptr->has<T>(index_);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             std::string str;
             array_.db_ptr->db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, (is_entity ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(instance_name_) + "|" + std::to_string(index_), &str);
             if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, Blank>) {
@@ -65,21 +70,24 @@ namespace {
             }
             return str[0] == TypeEncoder::encode_type<T>();
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     inline size_t dispatch_index_(AttributeValue::pointer_type array_, uint8_t storage_model_, size_t instance_name_, bool is_entity, uint8_t index_)
     {
         if (storage_model_ == 0) {
             return array_.storage_ptr->index(index_);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             std::string str;
             if (!array_.db_ptr->db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, (is_entity ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(instance_name_) + "|" + std::to_string(index_), &str).ok()) {
                 return TypeEncoder::encode_type<Blank>() - 'A';
             }
             return (size_t) str[0] - 'A';
         }
+#endif 
     }
-
 }
 
 AttributeValue::operator int() const
@@ -112,7 +120,9 @@ AttributeValue::operator std::string() const
         // @todo also we don't really need to store a reference to the enumeration type, when this same type is already stored on the definition of the entity and no other value can be provided.
         if (storage_model_ == 0) {
             return dispatch_get_<EnumerationReference>(array_, storage_model_, instance_name_, entity_or_type_ == 1 ? true : false, index_).value();
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             std::string str;
             array_.db_ptr->db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, (entity_or_type_ == 1 ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(instance_name_) + "|" + std::to_string(index_), &str);
             size_t v;
@@ -121,6 +131,7 @@ AttributeValue::operator std::string() const
             memcpy(&v, str.data() + 1 + sizeof(size_t), sizeof(size_t));
             return decl->lookup_enum_value(v);
         }
+#endif
     }
     return dispatch_get_<std::string>(array_, storage_model_, instance_name_, entity_or_type_ == 1 ? true : false, index_);
 }
@@ -129,7 +140,9 @@ AttributeValue::operator EnumerationReference() const
 {
     if (storage_model_ == 0) {
         return dispatch_get_<EnumerationReference>(array_, storage_model_, instance_name_, entity_or_type_ == 1 ? true : false, index_);
-    } else {
+    }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+    else {
         std::string str;
         array_.db_ptr->db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, (entity_or_type_ == 1 ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(instance_name_) + "|" + std::to_string(index_), &str);
         size_t v;
@@ -138,6 +151,7 @@ AttributeValue::operator EnumerationReference() const
         memcpy(&v, str.data() + 1 + sizeof(size_t), sizeof(size_t));
         return EnumerationReference(decl, v);
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 AttributeValue::operator boost::dynamic_bitset<>() const
@@ -149,7 +163,9 @@ AttributeValue::operator IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* () const
 {
     if (storage_model_ == 0) {
         return dispatch_get_<IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*>(array_, storage_model_, instance_name_, entity_or_type_ == 1 ? true : false, index_);
-    } else {
+    }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+    else {
         std::string str;
         array_.db_ptr->db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, (entity_or_type_ == 1 ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(instance_name_) + "|" + std::to_string(index_), &str);
         size_t v;
@@ -160,9 +176,9 @@ AttributeValue::operator IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* () const
         } else if (str[1] == 't') {
             // type reference by Identity
             return array_.db_ptr->assert_existance(v, IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::typedecl_ref);
-        }
-        
+        }     
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 AttributeValue::operator std::vector<int>() const
@@ -221,6 +237,8 @@ IfcUtil::ArgumentType AttributeValue::type() const
     return static_cast<IfcUtil::ArgumentType>(dispatch_index_(array_, storage_model_, instance_name_, entity_or_type_ == 1 ? true : false, index_));
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+
 bool impl::serialize(std::string& val, const IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* t)
 {
     auto s = sizeof(size_t);
@@ -432,3 +450,5 @@ template bool rocks_db_attribute_storage::has<aggregate_of_aggregate_of_instance
 template bool rocks_db_attribute_storage::has<Derived>(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, size_t index) const;
 template bool rocks_db_attribute_storage::has<empty_aggregate_t>(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, size_t index) const;
 template bool rocks_db_attribute_storage::has<empty_aggregate_of_aggregate_t>(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, size_t index) const;
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.h
index c784261aa6..6333af1796 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcEntityInstanceData.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "aggregate_of_instance.h"
 #include "IfcSchema.h"
 
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+
 #pragma push_macro("Handle")
 #undef Handle
 
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #pragma pop_macro("Handle")
 
+#endif
+
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/logic/tribool.hpp>
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ namespace IfcParse {
     }
 }
 
+#if WITH_ROCKSDB
 
 namespace impl {
 
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ namespace impl {
     bool deserialize(IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage*, const std::string& val, aggregate_of_aggregate_of_instance::ptr& t);
 }
 
+#endif
 
 // short lived
 struct AttributeValue {
@@ -384,8 +390,10 @@ struct AttributeValue {
     }
 };
 
+
 struct rocks_db_attribute_storage {
 public:
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     // @todo void* is obviously very ugly here
     template<typename T>
     void set(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration*, std::size_t identity, std::size_t index, const T& value);
@@ -398,6 +406,7 @@ public:
         // @todo do we need visitation on all data/storage/attribute levels?
         AttributeValue((IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage*)storage, identity, decl->as_entity() ? 1 : 0, index).apply_visitor(std::forward<Visitor>(visitor));
     }
+#endif
 };
 
 class IFC_PARSE_API IfcEntityInstanceData {
@@ -439,27 +448,36 @@ class IFC_PARSE_API IfcEntityInstanceData {
     void set_attribute_value(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, std::size_t index, T&& value) {
         if (storage_) {
             storage_->set(index, value);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             rocks_db_attribute_storage{}.set(storage, decl, identity, index, value);
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     template<typename T>
     bool has_attribute_value(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, std::size_t index) const {
         if (storage_) {
             return storage_->has<T>(index);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             return rocks_db_attribute_storage{}.has<T>(storage, decl, identity, index);
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     template<typename Visitor>
     auto apply_visitor(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration* decl, std::size_t identity, Visitor&& visitor, std::size_t index) const {
         if (storage_) {
             return storage_->apply_visitor(std::forward<Visitor>(visitor), index);
-        } else {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else {
             return rocks_db_attribute_storage{}.apply_visitor(storage, decl, identity, index, std::forward<Visitor>(visitor));
         }
+#endif
     }
 
     void toString(void* storage, const IfcParse::declaration*, std::size_t identity, std::ostream&, bool upper = false) const;
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.cpp
index fd4e3bc947..aecd84ae58 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::rocksdb_types_iterator::value_type const&
 }
 
 IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::assert_existance(size_t number, instance_ref r) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     if (r == IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::entityinstance_ref) {
         auto it = instance_cache_.find(number);
         if (it != instance_cache_.end()) {
@@ -388,11 +389,15 @@ IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::assert_existance(s
     } else {
         throw IfcException("Instance #" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(number) + " not found");
     }
+#else
+	throw IfcException("RocksDB support not compiled in");
+#endif
 }
 
 namespace {
     rocksdb::DB* init_db(const std::string& filepath) {
-        rocksdb::DB* db;
+        rocksdb::DB* db = nullptr;
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         rocksdb::Options options;
         // options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
         options.create_if_missing = true;
@@ -401,6 +406,7 @@ namespace {
         if (!status.ok()) {
             throw std::runtime_error(status.ToString());
         }
+#endif // WITH_ROCKSDB#
         return db;
     }
 }
@@ -423,6 +429,7 @@ IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::rocks_db_file_storage(const std::string&
 
 IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::~rocks_db_file_storage()
 {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     rocksdb::FlushOptions flush_options;
     flush_options.allow_write_stall = true;
     flush_options.wait = true; // Wait until flush completes.
@@ -435,6 +442,7 @@ IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::~rocks_db_file_storage()
 
     db->Close();
     delete db;
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -447,6 +455,7 @@ IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::instance_by_id(int
 
 void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::process_deletion_inverse(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* inst)
 {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     auto id = inst->id();
 
     {
@@ -500,6 +509,7 @@ void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::process_deletion_inverse(IfcUtil::If
             }
         }
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* IfcParse::impl::in_memory_file_storage::instance_by_id(int id)
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
index 37764ff51e..564ba4b2a7 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcFile.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <map>
 
-#include "rocksdb/merge_operator.h"
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+#include <rocksdb/merge_operator.h>
 
 namespace {
     // @todo move to a proper place
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ namespace {
         }
     };
 }
+#endif
 
 namespace IfcParse {
 
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
index 24b9fc443e..a1fd515b2f 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcparse/IfcParse.cpp
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ namespace {
 }
 
 void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::register_inverse(unsigned id_from, const IfcParse::entity* from_entity, int inst_id, int attribute_index) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     static std::string s;
     uint32_t v = id_from;
     s.resize(sizeof(uint32_t));
@@ -808,9 +809,11 @@ void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::register_inverse(unsigned id_from, c
         auto new_val = current + s;
         db->Put(wopts, key, new_val);
     }*/
+#endif
 }
 
 void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::unregister_inverse(unsigned id_from, const IfcParse::entity* from_entity, IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* inst, int attribute_index) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     static std::string s;
     auto inst_id = inst->id();
     auto key = "v|" + to_string_fixed_width(inst_id, 10) + "|" + to_string_fixed_width(from_entity->index_in_schema(), 4) + "|" + to_string_fixed_width(attribute_index, 2);
@@ -827,10 +830,12 @@ void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::unregister_inverse(unsigned id_from,
         memcpy(s.data(), vals.data(), s.size());
         db->Put(wopts, key, s);
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::add_type_ref(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* new_entity)
 {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     size_t v;
     std::string s(sizeof(size_t), ' ');
 
@@ -855,10 +860,12 @@ void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::add_type_ref(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass*
     v = new_entity->declaration().index_in_schema();
     memcpy(s.data(), &v, sizeof(size_t));
     db->Put(wopts, (new_entity->declaration().as_entity() ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(new_entity->id() ? new_entity->id() : new_entity->identity()) + "|_", s);
+#endif
 }
 
 void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::remove_type_ref(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClass* new_entity)
 {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     if (new_entity->declaration().as_entity()) {
         std::string s;
         auto key = "t|" + std::to_string(new_entity->declaration().index_in_schema());
@@ -873,6 +880,7 @@ void IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::remove_type_ref(IfcUtil::IfcBaseClas
     }
 
     db->Delete(wopts, (new_entity->declaration().as_entity() ? "i|" : "t|") + std::to_string(new_entity->id() ? new_entity->id() : new_entity->identity()) + "|_");
+#endif
 }
 
 namespace {
@@ -2275,7 +2283,9 @@ aggregate_of_instance::ptr IfcFile::instances_by_reference(int t) {
                     ret->push(instance_by_id(i));
                 }
             }
-        } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(x)>, impl::rocks_db_file_storage>) {
+        }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(x)>, impl::rocks_db_file_storage>) {
             // @todo no lower/upper_bounds() implemented yet
             auto prefix = "v|" + std::to_string(t) + "|";
             auto it = x.db->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions());
@@ -2288,7 +2298,9 @@ aggregate_of_instance::ptr IfcFile::instances_by_reference(int t) {
                 }
                 it->Next();
             }
-        } else {
+        }
+#endif
+        else {
             throw std::runtime_error("Storage not initialized");
         }
     }, storage_);
@@ -2482,7 +2494,9 @@ aggregate_of_instance::ptr IfcFile::getInverse(int instance_id, const IfcParse::
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(x)>, impl::rocks_db_file_storage>) {
+            }
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB            
+            else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(x)>, impl::rocks_db_file_storage>) {
                 if (attribute_index == -1) {
                     // @todo no lower/upper_bounds() implemented yet
                     auto prefix = "v|" + std::to_string(instance_id) + "|" + std::to_string(ent->index_in_schema()) + "|";
@@ -2505,6 +2519,7 @@ aggregate_of_instance::ptr IfcFile::getInverse(int instance_id, const IfcParse::
                     }
                 }
             }
+#endif
         }, storage_);
     });
 
@@ -2717,6 +2732,7 @@ AttributeValue IfcEntityInstanceData::get_attribute_value(void* storage, const I
 }
 
 bool IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::read_schema(const IfcParse::schema_definition*& schema) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
     std::string value;
     auto key = "h|file_schema|0";
     db->Get(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}, key, &value);
@@ -2725,6 +2741,7 @@ bool IfcParse::impl::rocks_db_file_storage::read_schema(const IfcParse::schema_d
         schema = schema_by_name(strings[0]);
         return true;
     }
+#endif
     return false;    
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_map_adapter.h b/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_map_adapter.h
index 9a01777bd6..fc92f9aa59 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_map_adapter.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_map_adapter.h
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
 *                                                                              *
 ********************************************************************************/
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_MAP_ADAPTER_H
+#define ROCKSDB_MAP_ADAPTER_H
+
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
 #include <rocksdb/db.h>
 #include <rocksdb/options.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
@@ -217,6 +223,7 @@ public:
         iterator(const iterator& other)
             : db_(other.db_), prefix_(other.prefix_), codec_(other.codec_)
         {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (other.it_) {
                 std::string curr = other.it_->key().ToString();
                 it_.reset(db_->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}));
@@ -224,9 +231,11 @@ public:
                 if (!it_->Valid() || it_->key().ToString() != curr)
                     it_.reset();
             }
+#endif
         }
 
         iterator& operator=(const iterator& other) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (this != &other) {
                 db_ = other.db_;
                 prefix_ = other.prefix_;
@@ -241,14 +250,19 @@ public:
                     it_.reset();
                 }
             }
+#endif
             return *this;
         }
 
         value_type operator*() const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             std::string full_key = it_->key().ToString();
             std::string key_without_prefix = full_key.substr(prefix_.size());
             std::string value_str = it_->value().ToString();
             return { key_from_string<key_type>(key_without_prefix), codec_.decode(value_str) };
+#else
+            return cached_value_;
+#endif
         }
 
         // operator-> uses a mutable cache to return a pointer to the current value.
@@ -258,10 +272,12 @@ public:
         }
 
         iterator& operator++() {
+#if WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (it_) {
                 it_->Next();
                 check_valid();
             }
+#endif
             return *this;
         }
 
@@ -272,9 +288,11 @@ public:
         }
 
         bool operator==(const iterator& other) const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (!it_ && !other.it_) return true;
             if (it_ && other.it_)
                 return it_->key().ToString() == other.it_->key().ToString();
+#endif
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -284,11 +302,13 @@ public:
     };
 
     iterator begin() const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         auto iter = std::unique_ptr<rocksdb::Iterator>(db_->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}));
         iter->Seek(prefix_);
         if (iter->Valid() && iter->key().starts_with(prefix_)) {
             return iterator(db_, prefix_, std::move(iter), codec_);
         }
+#endif
         return end();
     }
 
@@ -297,23 +317,30 @@ public:
     }
 
     iterator find(const key_type& key) const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         std::string key_str = key_to_string(key);
         std::string full_key = prefix_ + key_str;
         auto iter = std::unique_ptr<rocksdb::Iterator>(db_->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}));
         iter->Seek(full_key);
         if (iter->Valid() && iter->key().ToString() == full_key)
             return iterator(db_, prefix_, std::move(iter), codec_);
+#endif
         return end();
     }
 
     size_t erase(const key_type& key) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         std::string key_str = key_to_string(key);
         std::string full_key = prefix_ + key_str;
         rocksdb::Status s = db_->Delete(rocksdb::WriteOptions{}, full_key);
         return s.ok() ? 1 : 0;
+#else
+        return 0;
+#endif
     }
 
     std::pair<iterator, bool> insert(const value_type& val) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         std::string key_str = key_to_string(val.first);
         std::string full_key = prefix_ + key_str;
         std::string existing;
@@ -327,6 +354,9 @@ public:
         if (!s.ok()) {
             return { end(), false };
         }
+#endif
         return { find(val.first), true };
     }
 };
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_set_view.h b/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_set_view.h
index c90d59678e..e9e1906e81 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_set_view.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/rocksdb_set_view.h
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
 *                                                                              *
 ********************************************************************************/
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_SET_VIEW_H
+#define ROCKSDB_SET_VIEW_H
+
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
 #include <rocksdb/db.h>
 #include <rocksdb/options.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <iterator>
@@ -60,11 +66,15 @@ public:
 
         // Helper: extract the key (i.e. the value) from the current RocksDB key.
         value_type extract_current_value() const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             std::string full_key = it_->key().ToString();
             std::string remainder = full_key.substr(prefix_.size());
             size_t pos = remainder.find('|');
             std::string key_str = (pos != std::string::npos) ? remainder.substr(0, pos) : remainder;
             return key_from_string<key_type>(key_str);
+#else
+            return cached_value_;
+#endif
         }
 
         // Validates the current iterator state.
@@ -86,6 +96,7 @@ public:
         iterator(const iterator& other)
             : db_(other.db_), prefix_(other.prefix_)
         {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (other.it_) {
                 std::string curr = other.it_->key().ToString();
                 it_.reset(db_->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}));
@@ -93,9 +104,11 @@ public:
                 if (!it_->Valid() || it_->key().ToString() != curr)
                     it_.reset();
             }
+#endif
         }
 
         iterator& operator=(const iterator& other) {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (this != &other) {
                 db_ = other.db_;
                 prefix_ = other.prefix_;
@@ -109,6 +122,7 @@ public:
                     it_.reset();
                 }
             }
+#endif
             return *this;
         }
 
@@ -125,6 +139,7 @@ public:
 
         // Pre-increment: advance the iterator and skip over any duplicate keys.
         iterator& operator++() {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (it_) {
                 // Record the current key value.
                 value_type curr = extract_current_value();
@@ -135,6 +150,7 @@ public:
                 if (!it_ || !it_->Valid() || !it_->key().starts_with(prefix_))
                     it_.reset();
             }
+#endif
             return *this;
         }
 
@@ -145,10 +161,12 @@ public:
         }
 
         bool operator==(const iterator& other) const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
             if (!it_ && !other.it_)
                 return true;
             if (it_ && other.it_)
                 return it_->key().ToString() == other.it_->key().ToString();
+#endif
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -159,10 +177,12 @@ public:
 
     // Returns an iterator to the first element in the key-space (or end() if none exist).
     iterator begin() const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         auto iter = std::unique_ptr<rocksdb::Iterator>(db_->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions{}));
         iter->Seek(prefix_);
         if (iter->Valid() && iter->key().starts_with(prefix_))
             return iterator(db_, prefix_, std::move(iter));
+#endif
         return end();
     }
 
@@ -173,6 +193,7 @@ public:
 
     // Read-only find: returns an iterator to the element with the given key if it exists.
     iterator find(const key_type& key) const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
         std::string key_str = key_to_string(key);
         // Construct the search key: prefix + key_str + separator.
         std::string start_key = prefix_ + key_str + "|";
@@ -186,6 +207,7 @@ public:
             if (key_from_string<key_type>(found_key_str) == key)
                 return iterator(db_, prefix_, std::move(iter));
         }
+#endif
         return end();
     }
 
@@ -193,3 +215,5 @@ public:
         // @todo
     }
 };
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/storage.h b/src/ifcparse/storage.h
index dc3c1aa599..c3a5c4853a 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/storage.h
+++ b/src/ifcparse/storage.h
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 #ifndef STORAGE_H
 #define STORAGE_H
 
+#ifndef WITH_ROCKSDB
+
+namespace rocksdb {
+    class DB {};
+    class Options {};
+    class WriteOptions {};
+    class ReadOptions {};
+    class Iterator {};
+    class Status {};
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #include "rocksdb_map_adapter.h"
 #include "rocksdb_set_view.h"
 #include "map_variant.h"
@@ -436,6 +449,7 @@ namespace IfcParse {
                 static constexpr char prefix_[] = "t|";
 
                 boost::optional<size_t> read_id_() const {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
                     auto sv = state_->key().ToStringView();
                     auto ii = sv.find("|", 2);
                     if (ii != decltype(sv)::npos) {
@@ -445,6 +459,7 @@ namespace IfcParse {
                             return (size_t)result;
                         }
                     }
+#endif
                     return boost::none;
                 }
             public:
@@ -464,15 +479,18 @@ namespace IfcParse {
                 rocksdb_types_iterator(const rocks_db_file_storage* fs)
                     : storage_(fs)
                 {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
                     state_ = fs->db->NewIterator(rocksdb::ReadOptions());
                     state_->Seek(prefix_);
                     if (!state_->Valid() || !state_->key().starts_with(prefix_)) {
                         delete state_;
                         state_ = nullptr;
                     }
+#endif
                 }
 
                 rocksdb_types_iterator& operator++() {
+#ifdef WITH_ROCKSDB
                     if (!state_) {
                         return *this;
                     }
@@ -490,6 +508,7 @@ namespace IfcParse {
                         }
                     }
                     return *this;
+#endif
                 }
 
                 rocksdb_types_iterator operator++(int) {