Can I turn off required passcode in iOS 7.1.1

There does not seem to be an answer to this in the 7.1 manual and I have not found an answer on the web that was correct or reliable.
My simple question: Can the passcode that is used to secure first access to a device running 7.1.1 be disabled?
It appears to me that this can no longer be done. When I access General > Passcode on my iPad 3, once I enter the current passcode, there is an option to change the passcode and other passcode features BUT the "Turn Passcode Off" option is grey and not accessible. It seems that there might be some other feature I need to disable first before I can disable the passcode but I cannot find it.

Hi Jstevenh,
How did you actually disable the passcode?
I have exactly the same issue - Turn Passcode off Greyed!
Can't seem to Turn it off on iPhone 5S on iOS 7.1.1

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