diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -1119,10 +1119,6 @@ static int ata_scsi_dev_config(struct sc
 
 		blk_queue_dma_drain(q, atapi_drain_needed, buf, ATAPI_MAX_DRAIN);
 	} else {
-		if (ata_id_is_ssd(dev->id))
-			queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT,
-						sdev->request_queue);
-
 		/* ATA devices must be sector aligned */
 		blk_queue_update_dma_alignment(sdev->request_queue,
 					       ATA_SECT_SIZE - 1);