diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
index d61e5788d310..aaece2c06c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
@@ -703,14 +703,8 @@ static int ide_tune_dma(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 	speed = ide_max_dma_mode(drive);
 
-	if (!speed) {
-		 /* is this really correct/needed? */
-		if ((hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_CY82C693) &&
-		    ide_dma_good_drive(drive))
-			return 1;
-		else
-			return 0;
-	}
+	if (!speed)
+		return 0;
 
 	if (hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_SET_MODE)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/cy82c693.c b/drivers/ide/pci/cy82c693.c
index f68b89a05823..833fa4de3081 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/cy82c693.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/cy82c693.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static const struct ide_port_info cy82c693_chipset __devinitdata = {
 	.init_iops	= init_iops_cy82c693,
 	.init_hwif	= init_hwif_cy82c693,
 	.chipset	= ide_cy82c693,
-	.host_flags	= IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE | IDE_HFLAG_CY82C693,
+	.host_flags	= IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE,
 	.pio_mask	= ATA_PIO4,
 	.swdma_mask	= ATA_SWDMA2,
 	.mwdma_mask	= ATA_MWDMA2,
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 4997751591a3..cd8deba68cb2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1085,8 +1085,6 @@ enum {
 	/* unmask IRQs */
 	IDE_HFLAG_UNMASK_IRQS		= (1 << 25),
 	IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_SET_DMA_MODE	= (1 << 26),
-	/* host is CY82C693 */
-	IDE_HFLAG_CY82C693		= (1 << 27),
 	/* force host out of "simplex" mode */
 	IDE_HFLAG_CLEAR_SIMPLEX		= (1 << 28),
 	/* DSC overlap is unsupported */