static int megasas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-       u16             pd_index = 0;
-       struct  megasas_instance *instance ;
-
-       instance = megasas_lookup_instance(sdev->host->host_no);
-
-       /*
-       * Don't export physical disk devices to the disk driver.
-       *
-       * FIXME: Currently we don't export them to the midlayer at all.
-       *        That will be fixed once LSI engineers have audited the
-       *        firmware for possible issues.
-       */
-       if (sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS &&
-                               sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) {
-               pd_index = (sdev->channel * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) +
-                                                               sdev->id;
-               if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
-                                               MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
-                       blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue,
-                               MEGASAS_DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-                       return 0;
-               }
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        /*
        * The RAID firmware may require extended timeouts.
        */
        blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue,
                MEGASAS_DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
        u16             pd_index = 0;
        struct megasas_instance *instance ;
        instance = megasas_lookup_instance(sdev->host->host_no);
-       if ((sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) &&
-                               (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK)) {
+       if (sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) {
                /*
                 * Open the OS scan to the SYSTEM PD
                 */
                pd_index =
                        (sdev->channel * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) +
                        sdev->id;
-               if ((instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
-                                       MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) &&
-                       (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveType ==
-                                               TYPE_DISK)) {
+               if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
+                                       MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
                        return 0;
                }
                return -ENXIO;