diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.h
index b1e2a7705835891b9d5f19842441c1b4a82c925c..1e6d354fff38b15f4b70fff81e2429e01d1ce7d2 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp.h
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ extern int shpchp_debug;
 #define info(format, arg...) printk(KERN_INFO "%s: " format, MY_NAME , ## arg)
 #define warn(format, arg...) printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: " format, MY_NAME , ## arg)
 
-#define SLOT_MAGIC	0x67267321
 struct slot {
-	u32 magic;
 	u8 bus;
 	u8 device;
 	u16 status;
@@ -287,10 +285,6 @@ static inline int slot_paranoia_check (struct slot *slot, const char *function)
 		dbg("%s - slot == NULL", function);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (slot->magic != SLOT_MAGIC) {
-		dbg("%s - bad magic number for slot", function);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	if (!slot->hotplug_slot) {
 		dbg("%s - slot->hotplug_slot == NULL!", function);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
index 08be8c1f5dcc5c7d4f2441be4155d396fc5ed721..4161da4bf4ba681980e46c7fc6c6980df963ad1a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ static int init_slots(struct controller *ctrl)
 		hotplug_slot->name = name;
 
 		slot->hp_slot = i;
-		slot->magic = SLOT_MAGIC;
 		slot->ctrl = ctrl;
 		slot->bus = ctrl->slot_bus;
 		slot->device = ctrl->slot_device_offset + i;