diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
index 6f8f8645b02c..7ce5bf783688 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/pdc202xx_old.c
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ static ide_pci_device_t pdc202xx_chipsets[] __devinitdata = {
 		.autodma	= AUTODMA,
 		.bootable	= OFF_BOARD,
 		.extra		= 48,
-		.flags		= IDEPCI_FLAG_FORCE_PDC,
 	},{	/* 2 */
 		.name		= "PDC20263",
 		.init_setup	= init_setup_pdc202ata4,
@@ -819,7 +818,6 @@ static ide_pci_device_t pdc202xx_chipsets[] __devinitdata = {
 		.autodma	= AUTODMA,
 		.bootable	= OFF_BOARD,
 		.extra		= 48,
-		.flags		= IDEPCI_FLAG_FORCE_PDC,
 	},{	/* 4 */
 		.name		= "PDC20267",
 		.init_setup	= init_setup_pdc202xx,
diff --git a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
index 7ebf992e8c2f..462ed3006c30 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ void ide_pci_setup_ports(struct pci_dev *dev, ide_pci_device_t *d, int pciirq, a
 	int port;
 	int at_least_one_hwif_enabled = 0;
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif, *mate = NULL;
-	static int secondpdc = 0;
 	u8 tmp;
 
 	index->all = 0xf0f0;
@@ -592,21 +591,9 @@ void ide_pci_setup_ports(struct pci_dev *dev, ide_pci_device_t *d, int pciirq, a
 	for (port = 0; port <= 1; ++port) {
 		ide_pci_enablebit_t *e = &(d->enablebits[port]);
 	
-		/* 
-		 * If this is a Promise FakeRaid controller,
-		 * the 2nd controller will be marked as 
-		 * disabled while it is actually there and enabled
-		 * by the bios for raid purposes. 
-		 * Skip the normal "is it enabled" test for those.
-		 */
-		if ((d->flags & IDEPCI_FLAG_FORCE_PDC) &&
-		    (secondpdc++==1) && (port==1))
-			goto controller_ok;
-			
 		if (e->reg && (pci_read_config_byte(dev, e->reg, &tmp) ||
 		    (tmp & e->mask) != e->val))
 			continue;	/* port not enabled */
-controller_ok:
 
 		if (d->channels	<= port)
 			break;
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 8d2db412ba9c..a8bef1d1371c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ typedef struct ide_pci_enablebit_s {
 enum {
 	/* Uses ISA control ports not PCI ones. */
 	IDEPCI_FLAG_ISA_PORTS		= (1 << 0),
-	IDEPCI_FLAG_FORCE_PDC		= (1 << 1),
 };
 
 typedef struct ide_pci_device_s {