diff --git a/drivers/atm/eni.c b/drivers/atm/eni.c
index 0d3a38b..77637e7 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/eni.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/eni.c
@@ -1704,7 +1704,6 @@
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev;
 	unsigned long real_base;
 	void __iomem *base;
-	unsigned char revision;
 	int error,i,last;
 
 	DPRINTK(">eni_init\n");
@@ -1715,12 +1714,6 @@
 	pci_dev = eni_dev->pci_dev;
 	real_base = pci_resource_start(pci_dev, 0);
 	eni_dev->irq = pci_dev->irq;
-	error = pci_read_config_byte(pci_dev,PCI_REVISION_ID,&revision);
-	if (error) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR DEV_LABEL "(itf %d): init error 0x%02x\n",
-		    dev->number,error);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if ((error = pci_write_config_word(pci_dev,PCI_COMMAND,
 	    PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY |
 	    (eni_dev->asic ? PCI_COMMAND_PARITY | PCI_COMMAND_SERR : 0)))) {
@@ -1729,7 +1722,7 @@
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE DEV_LABEL "(itf %d): rev.%d,base=0x%lx,irq=%d,",
-	    dev->number,revision,real_base,eni_dev->irq);
+	    dev->number,pci_dev->revision,real_base,eni_dev->irq);
 	if (!(base = ioremap_nocache(real_base,MAP_MAX_SIZE))) {
 		printk("\n");
 		printk(KERN_ERR DEV_LABEL "(itf %d): can't set up page "