diff --git a/drivers/serial/68360serial.c b/drivers/serial/68360serial.c
index 68817a7d8c0d..2aa6bfe8fdb3 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/68360serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/68360serial.c
@@ -934,8 +934,6 @@ static void change_speed(ser_info_t *info)
 	/*
 	 * Set up parity check flag
 	 */
-#define RELEVANT_IFLAG(iflag) (iflag & (IGNBRK|BRKINT|IGNPAR|PARMRK|INPCK))
-
 	info->read_status_mask = (BD_SC_EMPTY | BD_SC_OV);
 	if (I_INPCK(info->tty))
 		info->read_status_mask |= BD_SC_FR | BD_SC_PR;
@@ -1527,11 +1525,6 @@ static void rs_360_set_termios(struct tty_struct *tty, struct ktermios *old_term
 {
 	ser_info_t *info = (ser_info_t *)tty->driver_data;
 
-	if (   (tty->termios->c_cflag == old_termios->c_cflag)
-	    && (   RELEVANT_IFLAG(tty->termios->c_iflag) 
-		== RELEVANT_IFLAG(old_termios->c_iflag)))
-	  return;
-
 	change_speed(info);
 
 #ifdef modem_control