diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio-blkdev.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio-blkdev.c
index 7e13155589..db1f7f44aa 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio-blkdev.c
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio-blkdev.c
@@ -112,23 +112,6 @@ VirtioGDN virtio_guessed_disk_nature(void)
     return virtio_get_device()->guessed_disk_nature;
 }
 
-void virtio_assume_scsi(void)
-{
-    VDev *vdev = virtio_get_device();
-
-    switch (vdev->senseid.cu_model) {
-    case VIRTIO_ID_BLOCK:
-        vdev->guessed_disk_nature = VIRTIO_GDN_SCSI;
-        vdev->config.blk.blk_size = VIRTIO_SCSI_BLOCK_SIZE;
-        vdev->config.blk.physical_block_exp = 0;
-        vdev->blk_factor = 1;
-        break;
-    case VIRTIO_ID_SCSI:
-        vdev->scsi_block_size = VIRTIO_SCSI_BLOCK_SIZE;
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
 void virtio_assume_iso9660(void)
 {
     VDev *vdev = virtio_get_device();
@@ -247,13 +230,6 @@ int virtio_blk_setup_device(SubChannelId schid)
     switch (vdev->senseid.cu_model) {
     case VIRTIO_ID_BLOCK:
         sclp_print("Using virtio-blk.\n");
-        if (!virtio_ipl_disk_is_valid()) {
-            /* make sure all getters but blocksize return 0 for
-             * invalid IPL disk
-             */
-            memset(&vdev->config.blk, 0, sizeof(vdev->config.blk));
-            virtio_assume_scsi();
-        }
         break;
     case VIRTIO_ID_SCSI:
         IPL_assert(vdev->config.scsi.sense_size == VIRTIO_SCSI_SENSE_SIZE,
diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio.h b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio.h
index 241730effe..600ba5052b 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio.h
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/virtio.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ enum guessed_disk_nature_type {
 typedef enum guessed_disk_nature_type VirtioGDN;
 
 VirtioGDN virtio_guessed_disk_nature(void);
-void virtio_assume_scsi(void);
 void virtio_assume_eckd(void);
 void virtio_assume_iso9660(void);