unsigned                                dma_buf_size;
        unsigned                                max_buf_size;
        bool                                    is_curr_dma_xfer;
-       bool                                    is_hw_based_cs;
 
        struct completion                       rx_dma_complete;
        struct completion                       tx_dma_complete;
        u8 bits_per_word;
        unsigned total_fifo_words;
        int ret;
-       struct tegra_spi_device_controller_data *cdata = spi->controller_data;
        unsigned long command;
        unsigned long command2;
 
 
                command = tspi->def_command_reg;
                command |= SLINK_BIT_LENGTH(bits_per_word - 1);
+               command |= SLINK_CS_SW | SLINK_CS_VALUE;
 
                command2 = tspi->def_command2_reg;
                command2 |= SLINK_SS_EN_CS(spi->chip_select);
 
-               /* possibly use the hw based chip select */
-               tspi->is_hw_based_cs = false;
-               if (cdata && cdata->is_hw_based_cs && is_single_xfer &&
-                       ((tspi->curr_dma_words * tspi->bytes_per_word) ==
-                                               (t->len - tspi->cur_pos))) {
-                       int setup_count;
-                       int sts2;
-
-                       setup_count = cdata->cs_setup_clk_count >> 1;
-                       setup_count = max(setup_count, 3);
-                       command2 |= SLINK_SS_SETUP(setup_count);
-                       if (tspi->chip_data->cs_hold_time) {
-                               int hold_count;
-
-                               hold_count = cdata->cs_hold_clk_count;
-                               hold_count = max(hold_count, 0xF);
-                               sts2 = tegra_slink_readl(tspi, SLINK_STATUS2);
-                               sts2 &= ~SLINK_SS_HOLD_TIME(0xF);
-                               sts2 |= SLINK_SS_HOLD_TIME(hold_count);
-                               tegra_slink_writel(tspi, sts2, SLINK_STATUS2);
-                       }
-                       tspi->is_hw_based_cs = true;
-               }
-
-               if (tspi->is_hw_based_cs)
-                       command &= ~SLINK_CS_SW;
-               else
-                       command |= SLINK_CS_SW | SLINK_CS_VALUE;
-
                command &= ~SLINK_MODES;
                if (spi->mode & SPI_CPHA)
                        command |= SLINK_CK_SDA;