diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index 99fe50e..e00fbbb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -612,21 +612,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ide_ata66_check (ide_drive_t *drive, ide_task_t *args)
-{
-	if (args->tf.command == WIN_SETFEATURES &&
-	    args->tf.nsect > XFER_UDMA_2 &&
-	    args->tf.feature == SETFEATURES_XFER) {
-		if (eighty_ninty_three(drive) == 0) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: UDMA speeds >UDMA33 cannot "
-					    "be set\n", drive->name);
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA
 static u8 ide_auto_reduce_xfer (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
index bf72b6d..4e1da1c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
@@ -798,8 +798,11 @@
 	    tf->nsect >= XFER_SW_DMA_0 &&
 	    (id->dma_ultra || id->dma_mword || id->dma_1word)) {
 		xfer_rate = args[1];
-		if (ide_ata66_check(drive, &tfargs))
+		if (tf->nsect > XFER_UDMA_2 && !eighty_ninty_three(drive)) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: UDMA speeds >UDMA33 cannot "
+					    "be set\n", drive->name);
 			goto abort;
+		}
 	}
 
 	err = ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &tfargs, buf, args[3]);