/* ---------- FLASH stuff ---------- */
 
 #define FLASH_RESET                    0xF0
-#define FLASH_MANUF_AMD                 1
 
 #define FLASH_SIZE                      0x200000
 #define FLASH_DIR_COOKIE                "*** ADAPTEC FLASH DIRECTORY *** "
 static int asd_flash_getid(struct asd_ha_struct *asd_ha)
 {
        int err = 0;
-       u32 reg, inc;
+       u32 reg;
 
        reg = asd_read_reg_dword(asd_ha, EXSICNFGR);
 
                ASD_DPRINTK("couldn't reset flash(%d)\n", err);
                return err;
        }
-       /* Get flash info. This would most likely be AMD Am29LV family flash.
-        * First try the sequence for word mode.  It is the same as for
-        * 008B (byte mode only), 160B (word mode) and 800D (word mode).
-        */
-       reg = asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.bar;
-       inc = asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.wide ? 2 : 1;
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0x555, 0xAA);
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0x2AA, 0x55);
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0x555, 0x90);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf = asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.dev_id= asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha,reg+inc);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.sec_prot = asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha,reg+inc+inc);
-       /* Get out of autoselect mode. */
-       err = asd_reset_flash(asd_ha);
-
-       if (asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf == FLASH_MANUF_AMD) {
-               ASD_DPRINTK("0Found FLASH(%d) manuf:%d, dev_id:0x%x, "
-                           "sec_prot:%d\n",
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.wide ? 16 : 8,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.dev_id,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.sec_prot);
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* Ok, try the sequence for byte mode of 160B and 800D.
-        * We may actually never need this.
-        */
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0xAAA, 0xAA);
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0x555, 0x55);
-       asd_write_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 0xAAA, 0x90);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf = asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.dev_id = asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 2);
-       asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.sec_prot = asd_read_reg_byte(asd_ha, reg + 4);
-       err = asd_reset_flash(asd_ha);
-
-       if (asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf == FLASH_MANUF_AMD) {
-               ASD_DPRINTK("1Found FLASH(%d) manuf:%d, dev_id:0x%x, "
-                           "sec_prot:%d\n",
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.wide ? 16 : 8,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.manuf,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.dev_id,
-                           asd_ha->hw_prof.flash.sec_prot);
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       return -ENOENT;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static u16 asd_calc_flash_chksum(u16 *p, int size)