diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c
index 78bebebdc99c..e55e81a71727 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c
@@ -102,34 +102,6 @@ struct pci_ops sh4_pci_ops = {
 	.write		= sh4_pci_write,
 };
 
-/*
- * Not really related to pci_ops, but it's common and not worth shoving
- * somewhere else for now..
- */
-int __init sh4_pci_check_direct(struct pci_channel *chan)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Check if configuration works.
-	 */
-	unsigned int tmp = pci_read_reg(chan, SH4_PCIPAR);
-
-	pci_write_reg(chan, P1SEG, SH4_PCIPAR);
-
-	if (pci_read_reg(chan, SH4_PCIPAR) == P1SEG) {
-		pci_write_reg(chan, tmp, SH4_PCIPAR);
-		printk(KERN_INFO "PCI: Using configuration type 1\n");
-		request_region(chan->reg_base + SH4_PCIPAR, 8,
-			       "PCI conf1");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	pci_write_reg(chan, tmp, SH4_PCIPAR);
-
-	printk(KERN_ERR "PCI: %s failed\n", __func__);
-
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 int __attribute__((weak)) pci_fixup_pcic(struct pci_channel *chan)
 {
 	/* Nothing to do. */
diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
index 43dddd827561..cbf763b3015e 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 
 /* arch/sh/kernel/drivers/pci/ops-sh4.c */
 extern struct pci_ops sh4_pci_ops;
-int sh4_pci_check_direct(struct pci_channel *chan);
 int pci_fixup_pcic(struct pci_channel *chan);
 
 struct sh4_pci_address_space {
diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7751.c b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7751.c
index 2455cf32db5a..02306ddb4011 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7751.c
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7751.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static int __init sh7751_pci_init(void)
 	struct pci_channel *chan = &sh7751_pci_controller;
 	unsigned int id;
 	u32 word, reg;
-	int ret;
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "PCI: Starting intialization.\n");
 
@@ -93,9 +92,6 @@ static int __init sh7751_pci_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if ((ret = sh4_pci_check_direct(chan)) != 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Set the BCR's to enable PCI access */
 	reg = __raw_readl(SH7751_BCR1);
 	reg |= 0x80000;
diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7780.c b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7780.c
index 019e1afcd0a3..40531cd367b7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7780.c
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7780.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static int __init sh7780_pci_init(void)
 	size_t memsize;
 	unsigned int id;
 	const char *type;
-	int ret;
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "PCI: Starting intialization.\n");
 
@@ -85,9 +84,6 @@ static int __init sh7780_pci_init(void)
 	       "controller, revision %d.\n", type,
 	       __raw_readb(chan->reg_base + PCI_REVISION_ID));
 
-	if ((ret = sh4_pci_check_direct(chan)) != 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * Now throw it in to register initialization mode and
 	 * start the real work.