diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
index f3471bc949d3..16bacd389265 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_mv.c
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ static struct ata_port_operations mv5_ops = {
 	.freeze			= mv_eh_freeze,
 	.thaw			= mv_eh_thaw,
 	.hardreset		= mv_hardreset,
-	.error_handler		= ata_std_error_handler, /* avoid SFF EH */
-	.post_internal_cmd	= ATA_OP_NULL,
 
 	.scr_read		= mv5_scr_read,
 	.scr_write		= mv5_scr_write,