Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -361,9 +361,6 @@ static int ide_tune_dma(ide_drive_t *dri
 	if (__ide_dma_bad_drive(drive))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ide_id_dma_bug(drive))
-		return 0;
-
 	if (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_TRUST_BIOS_FOR_DMA)
 		return config_drive_for_dma(drive);
 
@@ -394,24 +391,6 @@ static int ide_dma_check(ide_drive_t *dr
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int ide_id_dma_bug(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	u16 *id = drive->id;
-
-	if (id[ATA_ID_FIELD_VALID] & 4) {
-		if ((id[ATA_ID_UDMA_MODES] >> 8) &&
-		    (id[ATA_ID_MWDMA_MODES] >> 8))
-			goto err_out;
-	} else if ((id[ATA_ID_MWDMA_MODES] >> 8) &&
-		   (id[ATA_ID_SWDMA_MODES] >> 8))
-		goto err_out;
-
-	return 0;
-err_out:
-	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: bad DMA info in identify block\n", drive->name);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 int ide_set_dma(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
 	int rc;
Index: b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
===================================================================
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ int ide_driveid_update(ide_drive_t *driv
 
 	kfree(id);
 
-	if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_USING_DMA) && ide_id_dma_bug(drive))
-		ide_dma_off(drive);
-
 	return 1;
 out_err:
 	if (rc == 2)
Index: b/include/linux/ide.h
===================================================================
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ int ide_in_drive_list(u16 *, const struc
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA
 int ide_dma_good_drive(ide_drive_t *);
 int __ide_dma_bad_drive(ide_drive_t *);
-int ide_id_dma_bug(ide_drive_t *);
 
 u8 ide_find_dma_mode(ide_drive_t *, u8);
 
@@ -1402,7 +1401,6 @@ void ide_dma_lost_irq(ide_drive_t *);
 ide_startstop_t ide_dma_timeout_retry(ide_drive_t *, int);
 
 #else
-static inline int ide_id_dma_bug(ide_drive_t *drive) { return 0; }
 static inline u8 ide_find_dma_mode(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed) { return 0; }
 static inline u8 ide_max_dma_mode(ide_drive_t *drive) { return 0; }
 static inline void ide_dma_off_quietly(ide_drive_t *drive) { ; }