Index: multistep.module
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--- multistep.module
+++ multistep.module
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
  * Removes fieldgroups that have no fields in the current step.
  */
 function multistep_fieldgroup_form(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id, &$group) {
+  if (!variable_get('multistep_expose_' . $type, 'disabled') == 'enabled') return;  // do nothing if not enabled for this node type
   $current_step = _multistep_get_current_step($form_state['values']['type']);
   if ($current_step != $group['settings']['multistep'] && $group['settings']['multistep'] != 0) {
     $form[$group['group_name']]['#access'] = FALSE;
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@
  */
 function multistep_form_fieldgroup_group_edit_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   $type = $form['#content_type']['type'];
+  if (!variable_get('multistep_expose_' . $type, 'disabled') == 'enabled') return;
+   
   $groups = fieldgroup_groups($type);
   $group = $groups[$form['group_name']['#default_value']];