diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
index b11f0db0695f9e58ea97473b022d606ac6b16956..f4eaa99446990eee5354a2a4f13e8ece39570303 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 bool pciehp_debug;
 bool pciehp_poll_mode;
 int pciehp_poll_time;
-static bool pciehp_force;
 
 /*
  * not really modular, but the easiest way to keep compat with existing
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@ static bool pciehp_force;
 module_param(pciehp_debug, bool, 0644);
 module_param(pciehp_poll_mode, bool, 0644);
 module_param(pciehp_poll_time, int, 0644);
-module_param(pciehp_force, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pciehp_debug, "Debugging mode enabled or not");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pciehp_poll_mode, "Using polling mechanism for hot-plug events or not");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pciehp_poll_time, "Polling mechanism frequency, in seconds");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(pciehp_force, "Force pciehp, even if OSHP is missing");
 
 #define PCIE_MODULE_NAME "pciehp"
 
@@ -243,11 +240,10 @@ static int pciehp_probe(struct pcie_device *dev)
 	mutex_lock(&slot->lock);
 	pciehp_get_adapter_status(slot, &occupied);
 	pciehp_get_power_status(slot, &poweron);
-	if (pciehp_force &&
-	    ((occupied && (slot->state == OFF_STATE ||
-			   slot->state == BLINKINGON_STATE)) ||
-	     (!occupied && (slot->state == ON_STATE ||
-			    slot->state == BLINKINGOFF_STATE))))
+	if ((occupied && (slot->state == OFF_STATE ||
+			  slot->state == BLINKINGON_STATE)) ||
+	    (!occupied && (slot->state == ON_STATE ||
+			   slot->state == BLINKINGOFF_STATE)))
 		pciehp_request(ctrl, PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PDC);
 	/* If empty slot's power status is on, turn power off */
 	if (!occupied && poweron && POWER_CTRL(ctrl))
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index d588b3c1ffccb4a17a1ad4c1d3f3872fc2b3830b..712f3de78b09b8b84dfc1e3fba2fe42469e30731 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -844,16 +844,11 @@ struct controller *pcie_init(struct pcie_device *dev)
 	if (link_cap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_DLLLARC)
 		ctrl->link_active_reporting = 1;
 
-	/*
-	 * Clear all remaining event bits in Slot Status register except
-	 * Presence Detect Changed. We want to make sure possible
-	 * hotplug event is triggered when the interrupt is unmasked so
-	 * that we don't lose that event.
-	 */
+	/* Clear all remaining event bits in Slot Status register. */
 	pcie_capability_write_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_SLTSTA,
 		PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_ABP | PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PFD |
 		PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_MRLSC | PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_CC |
-		PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_DLLSC);
+		PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_DLLSC | PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PDC);
 
 	ctrl_info(ctrl, "Slot #%d AttnBtn%c PwrCtrl%c MRL%c AttnInd%c PwrInd%c HotPlug%c Surprise%c Interlock%c NoCompl%c LLActRep%c%s\n",
 		(slot_cap & PCI_EXP_SLTCAP_PSN) >> 19,