return __ide_abort(drive, rq);
 }
 
-/**
- *     ide_cmd         -       issue a simple drive command
- *     @drive: drive the command is for
- *     @cmd: command byte
- *     @handler: handler for the command completion
- *
- *     Issue a simple drive command with interrupts.
- *     The drive must be selected beforehand.
- */
-
-static void ide_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 cmd, ide_handler_t *handler)
-{
-       ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
-       if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
-               hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl,IDE_CONTROL_REG); /* clear nIEN */
-       SELECT_MASK(drive,0);
-       ide_execute_command(drive, cmd, handler, WAIT_CMD, NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  *     drive_cmd_intr          -       drive command completion interrupt
  *     @drive: drive the completion interrupt occurred on
        if (args == NULL)
                goto done;
 
+       if (IDE_CONTROL_REG)
+               hwif->OUTB(drive->ctl, IDE_CONTROL_REG); /* clear nIEN */
+
+       SELECT_MASK(drive, 0);
+
        if (rq->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_ATA_TASK) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
                printk("%s: DRIVE_TASK_CMD ", drive->name);
                        hwif->OUTB(args[1], IDE_NSECTOR_REG);
        }
 
-       ide_cmd(drive, args[0], &drive_cmd_intr);
+       ide_execute_command(drive, args[0], &drive_cmd_intr, WAIT_CMD, NULL);
        return ide_started;
 
 done: