diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index d5939e6..25677f4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ int ata_dev_read_id(struct ata_device *d
 			goto retry;
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	if ((flags & ATA_READID_POSTRESET) && class == ATA_DEV_ATA) {
 		/*
 		 * The exact sequence expected by certain pre-ATA4 drives is:
@@ -1793,6 +1794,7 @@ int ata_dev_read_id(struct ata_device *d
 			goto retry;
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	*p_class = class;