acpi_status                     status;
        struct acpi_buffer              output;
        union acpi_object               *out_obj;
-       ide_hwif_t                      *hwif = drive->hwif;
-       struct device                   *dev = hwif->gendev.parent;
        int                             err = -ENODEV;
-       int                             port;
 
        *gtf_length = 0;
        *gtf_address = 0UL;
        *obj_loc = 0UL;
 
-       if (ide_noacpi)
-               return 0;
-
-       if (!dev) {
-               DEBPRINT("no PCI device for %s\n", hwif->name);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       if (!hwif->acpidata) {
-               DEBPRINT("no ACPI data for %s\n", hwif->name);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       port = hwif->channel ? drive->dn - 2: drive->dn;
-
-       DEBPRINT("ENTER: %s at %s, port#: %d, hard_port#: %d\n",
-                hwif->name, dev_name(dev), port, hwif->channel);
-
-       if ((drive->dev_flags & IDE_DFLAG_PRESENT) == 0) {
-               DEBPRINT("%s drive %d:%d not present\n",
-                        hwif->name, hwif->channel, port);
-               goto out;
-       }
-
        if (!drive->acpidata->obj_handle) {
                DEBPRINT("No ACPI object found for %s\n", drive->name);
                goto out;