diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/maple/pci.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/maple/pci.c
index 2542403288f9..b095eaabf623 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/maple/pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/maple/pci.c
@@ -169,15 +169,12 @@ static int u3_agp_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	switch (len) {
 	case 1:
 		out_8(addr, val);
-		(void) in_8(addr);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		out_le16(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le16(addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		out_le32(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le32(addr);
 		break;
 	}
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
@@ -268,15 +265,12 @@ static int u3_ht_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	switch (len) {
 	case 1:
 		out_8(addr, val);
-		(void) in_8(addr);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		out_le16(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le16(addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		out_le32(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le32(addr);
 		break;
 	}
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
@@ -376,15 +370,12 @@ static int u4_pcie_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
         switch (len) {
         case 1:
                 out_8(addr, val);
-                (void) in_8(addr);
                 break;
         case 2:
                 out_le16(addr, val);
-                (void) in_le16(addr);
                 break;
         default:
                 out_le32(addr, val);
-                (void) in_le32(addr);
                 break;
         }
         return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;