diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index e6c2a2e66ed28eb5a1933cea504786175a31b42e..880d6d042fc8adb5508ca5b4f1600089cd271786 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -1886,8 +1886,6 @@ static int ide_cdrom_setup(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	if (!drive->queue->unplug_delay)
 		drive->queue->unplug_delay = 1;
 
-	drive->special.all	= 0;
-
 	drive->atapi_flags = IDE_AFLAG_MEDIA_CHANGED | IDE_AFLAG_NO_EJECT |
 		       ide_cd_flags(id);