diff --git a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
index b219818..51d4efb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/arm/icside.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@
 		}
 		hwif->io_ports[IDE_CONTROL_OFFSET] = (unsigned long)base + info->ctrloffset;
 		hwif->irq     = ec->irq;
-		hwif->noprobe = 0;
 		hwif->chipset = ide_acorn;
 		hwif->gendev.parent = &ec->dev;
 		hwif->dev = &ec->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index dfe516f..c3ecc43 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -773,8 +773,7 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(hwif->present);
 
-	if (hwif->noprobe ||
-	    (hwif->drives[0].noprobe && hwif->drives[1].noprobe))
+	if (hwif->drives[0].noprobe && hwif->drives[1].noprobe)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 91a3c8a..3be0490 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@
 {
 	memcpy(hwif->io_ports, hw->io_ports, sizeof(hwif->io_ports));
 	hwif->irq = hw->irq;
-	hwif->noprobe = 0;
 	hwif->chipset = hw->chipset;
 	hwif->gendev.parent = hw->dev;
 	hwif->ack_intr = hw->ack_intr;
@@ -1006,14 +1005,12 @@
 				goto done;
 			case -3: /* "nowerr" */
 				drive->bad_wstat = BAD_R_STAT;
-				hwif->noprobe = 0;
 				goto done;
 			case -4: /* "cdrom" */
 				drive->present = 1;
 				drive->media = ide_cdrom;
 				/* an ATAPI device ignores DRDY */
 				drive->ready_stat = 0;
-				hwif->noprobe = 0;
 				goto done;
 			case -5: /* nodma */
 				drive->nodma = 1;
@@ -1044,7 +1041,6 @@
 				drive->sect	= drive->bios_sect = vals[2];
 				drive->present	= 1;
 				drive->forced_geom = 1;
-				hwif->noprobe = 0;
 				goto done;
 			default:
 				goto bad_option;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/mips/swarm.c b/drivers/ide/mips/swarm.c
index bbe8d58..4769ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/mips/swarm.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/mips/swarm.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 	/* Prevent resource map manipulation.  */
 	hwif->mmio = 1;
 	hwif->chipset = ide_generic;
-	hwif->noprobe = 0;
 
 	for (i = IDE_DATA_OFFSET; i <= IDE_STATUS_OFFSET; i++)
 		hwif->io_ports[i] =
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
index 3277bf2..4e05839 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ppc/pmac.c
@@ -1049,17 +1049,22 @@
 	hwif->mmio = 1;
 	hwif->hwif_data = pmif;
 	ide_init_port_hw(hwif, hw);
-	hwif->noprobe = pmif->mediabay;
 	hwif->cbl = pmif->cable_80 ? ATA_CBL_PATA80 : ATA_CBL_PATA40;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ide%d: Found Apple %s controller, bus ID %d%s, irq %d\n",
 	       hwif->index, model_name[pmif->kind], pmif->aapl_bus_id,
 	       pmif->mediabay ? " (mediabay)" : "", hwif->irq);
-			
+
+	if (pmif->mediabay) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_MEDIABAY
-	if (pmif->mediabay && check_media_bay_by_base(pmif->regbase, MB_CD) == 0)
-		hwif->noprobe = 0;
-#endif /* CONFIG_PMAC_MEDIABAY */
+		if (check_media_bay_by_base(pmif->regbase, MB_CD)) {
+#else
+		if (1) {
+#endif
+			hwif->drives[0].noprobe = 1;
+			hwif->drives[1].noprobe = 1;
+		}
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PMAC
 	if (pmif->cable_80 == 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index b594f04..a612c89 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@
 	unsigned long	extra_base;	/* extra addr for dma ports */
 	unsigned	extra_ports;	/* number of extra dma ports */
 
-	unsigned	noprobe    : 1;	/* don't probe for this interface */
 	unsigned	present    : 1;	/* this interface exists */
 	unsigned	serialized : 1;	/* serialized all channel operation */
 	unsigned	sharing_irq: 1;	/* 1 = sharing irq with another hwif */