diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early.c
index 1918d9dff45d..5bd6cb145a87 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_early.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ out:
 
 static unsigned int __init sclp_con_check_linemode(struct init_sccb *sccb)
 {
-	if (!(sccb->sclp_send_mask & (EVTYP_OPCMD_MASK | EVTYP_PMSGCMD_MASK)))
+	if (!(sccb->sclp_send_mask & EVTYP_OPCMD_MASK))
 		return 0;
 	if (!(sccb->sclp_receive_mask & (EVTYP_MSG_MASK | EVTYP_PMSGCMD_MASK)))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_rw.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_rw.c
index 3b13d58fe87b..35a84af875ee 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_rw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_rw.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void sclp_rw_pm_event(struct sclp_register *reg,
 
 /* Event type structure for write message and write priority message */
 static struct sclp_register sclp_rw_event = {
-	.send_mask = EVTYP_MSG_MASK | EVTYP_PMSGCMD_MASK,
+	.send_mask = EVTYP_MSG_MASK,
 	.pm_event_fn = sclp_rw_pm_event,
 };
 
@@ -456,14 +456,9 @@ sclp_emit_buffer(struct sclp_buffer *buffer,
 		return -EIO;
 
 	sccb = buffer->sccb;
-	if (sclp_rw_event.sclp_receive_mask & EVTYP_MSG_MASK)
-		/* Use normal write message */
-		sccb->msg_buf.header.type = EVTYP_MSG;
-	else if (sclp_rw_event.sclp_receive_mask & EVTYP_PMSGCMD_MASK)
-		/* Use write priority message */
-		sccb->msg_buf.header.type = EVTYP_PMSGCMD;
-	else
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	/* Use normal write message */
+	sccb->msg_buf.header.type = EVTYP_MSG;
+
 	buffer->request.command = SCLP_CMDW_WRITE_EVENT_DATA;
 	buffer->request.status = SCLP_REQ_FILLED;
 	buffer->request.callback = sclp_writedata_callback;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
index b9a9f721716d..ae67386c03d3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp_vt220.c
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ sclp_vt220_callback(struct sclp_req *request, void *data)
 static int
 __sclp_vt220_emit(struct sclp_vt220_request *request)
 {
-	if (!(sclp_vt220_register.sclp_receive_mask & EVTYP_VT220MSG_MASK)) {
-		request->sclp_req.status = SCLP_REQ_FAILED;
-		return -EIO;
-	}
 	request->sclp_req.command = SCLP_CMDW_WRITE_EVENT_DATA;
 	request->sclp_req.status = SCLP_REQ_FILLED;
 	request->sclp_req.callback = sclp_vt220_callback;