if (overridden)
                        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: tPIO > 2, assuming tPIO = 2\n",
                                         drive->name);
-
-               /*
-                * Conservative "downgrade" for all pre-ATA2 drives
-                */
-               if ((drive->hwif->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_DOWNGRADE) == 0 &&
-                   pio_mode && pio_mode < 4) {
-                       pio_mode--;
-                       printk(KERN_INFO "%s: applying conservative "
-                                        "PIO \"downgrade\"\n", drive->name);
-               }
        }
 
        if (pio_mode > max_mode)
 
 
 #define IDE_HFLAGS_AMD \
        (IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_BLACKLIST | \
-        IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_DOWNGRADE | \
         IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_SET_DMA_MODE | \
         IDE_HFLAG_POST_SET_MODE | \
         IDE_HFLAG_IO_32BIT | \
 
        .init_hwif      = init_hwif_via82cxxx,
        .enablebits     = { { 0x40, 0x02, 0x02 }, { 0x40, 0x01, 0x01 } },
        .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_BLACKLIST |
-                         IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_DOWNGRADE |
                          IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_SET_DMA_MODE |
                          IDE_HFLAG_POST_SET_MODE |
                          IDE_HFLAG_IO_32BIT,
 
 static const struct ide_port_info pmac_port_info = {
        .chipset                = ide_pmac,
        .host_flags             = IDE_HFLAG_SET_PIO_MODE_KEEP_DMA |
-                                 IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_DOWNGRADE |
                                  IDE_HFLAG_POST_SET_MODE |
                                  IDE_HFLAG_NO_DMA | /* no SFF-style DMA */
                                  IDE_HFLAG_UNMASK_IRQS,
 
        IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE                = (1 << 1),
        /* don't use legacy PIO blacklist */
        IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_BLACKLIST      = (1 << 2),
-       /* don't use conservative PIO "downgrade" */
-       IDE_HFLAG_PIO_NO_DOWNGRADE      = (1 << 3),
        /* use PIO8/9 for prefetch off/on */
        IDE_HFLAG_ABUSE_PREFETCH        = (1 << 4),
        /* use PIO6/7 for fast-devsel off/on */