diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
index 20fc0846e0bec26b2c824892797a08f8f7ccb4c2..0e7fb9bf2cd1e3229f42df2302a8ef882a926e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ahci.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int ahci_poll_register(void __iomem *reg, u32 mask, u32 val,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int ahci_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *class)
+static int ahci_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class)
 {
 	struct ahci_host_priv *hpriv = ap->host_set->private_data;
 	struct ahci_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
@@ -646,22 +646,19 @@ static int ahci_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *class)
  fail_restart:
 	ahci_start_engine(ap);
  fail:
-	if (verbose)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: softreset failed (%s)\n",
-		       ap->id, reason);
-	else
-		DPRINTK("EXIT, rc=%d reason=\"%s\"\n", rc, reason);
+	printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: softreset failed (%s)\n",
+	       ap->id, reason);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int ahci_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *class)
+static int ahci_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class)
 {
 	int rc;
 
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
 	ahci_stop_engine(ap);
-	rc = sata_std_hardreset(ap, verbose, class);
+	rc = sata_std_hardreset(ap, class);
 	ahci_start_engine(ap);
 
 	if (rc == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
index f37179623efa75855779c0b5d277e3584939cf4f..92b5077ac05266b9cb952424970403defa31c242 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
@@ -2387,7 +2387,6 @@ void ata_std_probeinit(struct ata_port *ap)
 /**
  *	ata_std_softreset - reset host port via ATA SRST
  *	@ap: port to reset
- *	@verbose: fail verbosely
  *	@classes: resulting classes of attached devices
  *
  *	Reset host port using ATA SRST.  This function is to be used
@@ -2399,7 +2398,7 @@ void ata_std_probeinit(struct ata_port *ap)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on success, -errno otherwise.
  */
-int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *classes)
+int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *classes)
 {
 	unsigned int slave_possible = ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS;
 	unsigned int devmask = 0, err_mask;
@@ -2425,12 +2424,8 @@ int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *classes)
 	DPRINTK("about to softreset, devmask=%x\n", devmask);
 	err_mask = ata_bus_softreset(ap, devmask);
 	if (err_mask) {
-		if (verbose)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: SRST failed (err_mask=0x%x)\n",
-			       ap->id, err_mask);
-		else
-			DPRINTK("EXIT, softreset failed (err_mask=0x%x)\n",
-				err_mask);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: SRST failed (err_mask=0x%x)\n",
+		       ap->id, err_mask);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -2447,7 +2442,6 @@ int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *classes)
 /**
  *	sata_std_hardreset - reset host port via SATA phy reset
  *	@ap: port to reset
- *	@verbose: fail verbosely
  *	@class: resulting class of attached device
  *
  *	SATA phy-reset host port using DET bits of SControl register.
@@ -2460,7 +2454,7 @@ int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *classes)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	0 on success, -errno otherwise.
  */
-int sata_std_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *class)
+int sata_std_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class)
 {
 	u32 scontrol;
 
@@ -2500,11 +2494,8 @@ int sata_std_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose, unsigned int *class)
 	}
 
 	if (ata_busy_sleep(ap, ATA_TMOUT_BOOT_QUICK, ATA_TMOUT_BOOT)) {
-		if (verbose)
-			printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: COMRESET failed "
-			       "(device not ready)\n", ap->id);
-		else
-			DPRINTK("EXIT, device not ready\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "ata%u: COMRESET failed "
+		       "(device not ready)\n", ap->id);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -2592,16 +2583,15 @@ int ata_std_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *classes)
 				     ata_std_postreset, classes);
 }
 
-int ata_do_reset(struct ata_port *ap,
-		 ata_reset_fn_t reset, ata_postreset_fn_t postreset,
-		 int verbose, unsigned int *classes)
+int ata_do_reset(struct ata_port *ap, ata_reset_fn_t reset,
+		 ata_postreset_fn_t postreset, unsigned int *classes)
 {
 	int i, rc;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ATA_MAX_DEVICES; i++)
 		classes[i] = ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN;
 
-	rc = reset(ap, verbose, classes);
+	rc = reset(ap, classes);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -2645,8 +2635,6 @@ int ata_do_reset(struct ata_port *ap,
  *	- If classification is supported, fill classes[] with
  *	  recognized class codes.
  *	- If classification is not supported, leave classes[] alone.
- *	- If verbose is non-zero, print error message on failure;
- *	  otherwise, shut up.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	Kernel thread context (may sleep)
@@ -2666,7 +2654,7 @@ int ata_drive_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap, ata_probeinit_fn_t probeinit,
 		probeinit(ap);
 
 	if (softreset && !ata_set_sata_spd_needed(ap)) {
-		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, softreset, postreset, 0, classes);
+		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, softreset, postreset, classes);
 		if (rc == 0 && classes[0] != ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN)
 			goto done;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "ata%u: softreset failed, will try "
@@ -2678,7 +2666,7 @@ int ata_drive_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap, ata_probeinit_fn_t probeinit,
 		goto done;
 
 	while (1) {
-		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, hardreset, postreset, 0, classes);
+		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, hardreset, postreset, classes);
 		if (rc == 0) {
 			if (classes[0] != ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN)
 				goto done;
@@ -2699,7 +2687,7 @@ int ata_drive_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap, ata_probeinit_fn_t probeinit,
 		       ap->id);
 		ssleep(5);
 
-		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, softreset, postreset, 0, classes);
+		rc = ata_do_reset(ap, softreset, postreset, classes);
 	}
 
  done:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libata.h b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
index b18d377588dc5fd85a3e99c70a381482f0fff38e..3f8b0a863781f0de4eebb75949bc748c5eb3f3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libata.h
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ extern int ata_set_sata_spd_needed(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_down_xfermask_limit(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 				   int force_pio0);
 extern int ata_set_mode(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device **r_failed_dev);
-extern int ata_do_reset(struct ata_port *ap,
-			ata_reset_fn_t reset,
-			ata_postreset_fn_t postreset,
-			int verbose, unsigned int *classes);
+extern int ata_do_reset(struct ata_port *ap, ata_reset_fn_t reset,
+			ata_postreset_fn_t postreset, unsigned int *classes);
 extern void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
index 9aa7493ea146cba5245ed6f54af10aa9387de13f..26d84e094b1d93edf0384057594e60b7ee537ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ static void sil24_tf_read(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 	*tf = pp->tf;
 }
 
-static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose,
-			   unsigned int *class)
+static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class)
 {
 	void __iomem *port = (void __iomem *)ap->ioaddr.cmd_addr;
 	struct sil24_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;
@@ -489,13 +488,12 @@ static int sil24_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sil24_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose,
-			   unsigned int *class)
+static int sil24_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class)
 {
 	unsigned int dummy_class;
 
 	/* sil24 doesn't report device signature after hard reset */
-	return sata_std_hardreset(ap, verbose, &dummy_class);
+	return sata_std_hardreset(ap, &dummy_class);
 }
 
 static int sil24_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *classes)
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index fe0a1dcc76c25b000d590eb624afb855c9b0b998..d5fd5c06e755b0d11811cd66757a4a1d77807f93 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct ata_queued_cmd;
 /* typedefs */
 typedef void (*ata_qc_cb_t) (struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 typedef void (*ata_probeinit_fn_t)(struct ata_port *);
-typedef int (*ata_reset_fn_t)(struct ata_port *, int, unsigned int *);
+typedef int (*ata_reset_fn_t)(struct ata_port *, unsigned int *);
 typedef void (*ata_postreset_fn_t)(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *);
 
 struct ata_ioports {
@@ -509,10 +509,8 @@ extern int ata_drive_probe_reset(struct ata_port *ap,
 			ata_reset_fn_t softreset, ata_reset_fn_t hardreset,
 			ata_postreset_fn_t postreset, unsigned int *classes);
 extern void ata_std_probeinit(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose,
-			     unsigned int *classes);
-extern int sata_std_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, int verbose,
-			      unsigned int *class);
+extern int ata_std_softreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *classes);
+extern int sata_std_hardreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *class);
 extern void ata_std_postreset(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int *classes);
 extern int ata_dev_revalidate(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_device *dev,
 			      int post_reset);