return min(speed, mode);
 }
 
-int ide_use_fast_pio(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-       struct hd_driveid *id = drive->id;
-
-       if ((id->capability & 1) && drive->autodma)
-               return 1;
-
-       if ((id->capability & 8) || (id->field_valid & 2))
-               return 1;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_use_fast_pio);
-
 /*
  * Standard (generic) timings for PIO modes, from ATA2 specification.
  * These timings are for access to the IDE data port register *only*.
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return -1;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
        if (ide_tune_dma(drive))
                return 0;
 
-       if (ide_use_fast_pio(drive))
-               ide_set_max_pio(drive);
+       ide_set_max_pio(drive);
 
        return -1;
 }
 
 extern char *ide_xfer_verbose(u8 xfer_rate);
 extern void ide_toggle_bounce(ide_drive_t *drive, int on);
 extern int ide_set_xfer_rate(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 rate);
-int ide_use_fast_pio(ide_drive_t *);
 
 static inline int ide_dev_has_iordy(struct hd_driveid *id)
 {