diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 86f405b..3d8b62f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1907,22 +1907,6 @@
 	ap->qc_active = preempted_qc_active;
 	ap->nr_active_links = preempted_nr_active_links;
 
-	/* XXX - Some LLDDs (sata_mv) disable port on command failure.
-	 * Until those drivers are fixed, we detect the condition
-	 * here, fail the command with AC_ERR_SYSTEM and reenable the
-	 * port.
-	 *
-	 * Note that this doesn't change any behavior as internal
-	 * command failure results in disabling the device in the
-	 * higher layer for LLDDs without new reset/EH callbacks.
-	 *
-	 * Kill the following code as soon as those drivers are fixed.
-	 */
-	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED) {
-		err_mask |= AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
-		ata_port_probe(ap);
-	}
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 
 	if ((err_mask & AC_ERR_TIMEOUT) && auto_timeout)
@@ -2768,8 +2752,6 @@
 	int rc;
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 
-	ata_port_probe(ap);
-
 	ata_for_each_dev(dev, &ap->link, ALL)
 		tries[dev->devno] = ATA_PROBE_MAX_TRIES;
 
@@ -2797,8 +2779,7 @@
 	ap->ops->phy_reset(ap);
 
 	ata_for_each_dev(dev, &ap->link, ALL) {
-		if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED) &&
-		    dev->class != ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN)
+		if (dev->class != ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN)
 			classes[dev->devno] = dev->class;
 		else
 			classes[dev->devno] = ATA_DEV_NONE;
@@ -2806,8 +2787,6 @@
 		dev->class = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 	}
 
-	ata_port_probe(ap);
-
 	/* read IDENTIFY page and configure devices. We have to do the identify
 	   specific sequence bass-ackwards so that PDIAG- is released by
 	   the slave device */
@@ -2857,8 +2836,6 @@
 	ata_for_each_dev(dev, &ap->link, ENABLED)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* no device present, disable port */
-	ata_port_disable(ap);
 	return -ENODEV;
 
  fail:
@@ -2890,22 +2867,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- *	ata_port_probe - Mark port as enabled
- *	@ap: Port for which we indicate enablement
- *
- *	Modify @ap data structure such that the system
- *	thinks that the entire port is enabled.
- *
- *	LOCKING: host lock, or some other form of
- *	serialization.
- */
-
-void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	ap->flags &= ~ATA_FLAG_DISABLED;
-}
-
-/**
  *	sata_print_link_status - Print SATA link status
  *	@link: SATA link to printk link status about
  *
@@ -2952,26 +2913,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- *	ata_port_disable - Disable port.
- *	@ap: Port to be disabled.
- *
- *	Modify @ap data structure such that the system
- *	thinks that the entire port is disabled, and should
- *	never attempt to probe or communicate with devices
- *	on this port.
- *
- *	LOCKING: host lock, or some other form of
- *	serialization.
- */
-
-void ata_port_disable(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	ap->link.device[0].class = ATA_DEV_NONE;
-	ap->link.device[1].class = ATA_DEV_NONE;
-	ap->flags |= ATA_FLAG_DISABLED;
-}
-
-/**
  *	sata_down_spd_limit - adjust SATA spd limit downward
  *	@link: Link to adjust SATA spd limit for
  *	@spd_limit: Additional limit
@@ -5716,7 +5657,6 @@
 
 	ap->pflags |= ATA_PFLAG_INITIALIZING;
 	ap->lock = &host->lock;
-	ap->flags = ATA_FLAG_DISABLED;
 	ap->print_id = -1;
 	ap->ctl = ATA_DEVCTL_OBS;
 	ap->host = host;
@@ -6145,8 +6085,6 @@
 		struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->link.eh_info;
 		unsigned long flags;
 
-		ata_port_probe(ap);
-
 		/* kick EH for boot probing */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
 
@@ -6823,7 +6761,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_do_set_mode);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_std_qc_defer);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_noop_qc_prep);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_port_probe);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dev_disable);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sata_set_spd);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_wait_after_reset);
@@ -6835,7 +6772,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_std_postreset);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dev_classify);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dev_pair);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_port_disable);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_ratelimit);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_wait_register);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_scsi_queuecmd);