diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
index 4e6d03d7a0319586c06257d15196ec77ddae1f40..65cf7cccedbe017480e69c8379dd27bdb95b1da2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static inline struct denali_nand_info *mtd_to_denali(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 #define SPARE_ACCESS		0x41
 #define MAIN_ACCESS		0x42
 #define MAIN_SPARE_ACCESS	0x43
-#define PIPELINE_ACCESS		0x2000
 
 #define DENALI_READ	0
 #define DENALI_WRITE	0x100
@@ -683,15 +682,7 @@ static int denali_send_pipeline_cmd(struct denali_nand_info *denali,
 				    int access_type, int op)
 {
 	int status = PASS;
-	uint32_t page_count = 1;
-	uint32_t addr, cmd, irq_status, irq_mask;
-
-	if (op == DENALI_READ)
-		irq_mask = INTR__LOAD_COMP;
-	else if (op == DENALI_WRITE)
-		irq_mask = 0;
-	else
-		BUG();
+	uint32_t addr, cmd;
 
 	setup_ecc_for_xfer(denali, ecc_en, transfer_spare);
 
@@ -714,35 +705,8 @@ static int denali_send_pipeline_cmd(struct denali_nand_info *denali,
 		cmd = MODE_10 | addr;
 		index_addr(denali, cmd, access_type);
 
-		/*
-		 * page 33 of the NAND controller spec indicates we should not
-		 * use the pipeline commands in Spare area only mode.
-		 * So we don't.
-		 */
-		if (access_type == SPARE_ACCESS) {
-			cmd = MODE_01 | addr;
-			iowrite32(cmd, denali->flash_mem);
-		} else {
-			index_addr(denali, cmd,
-					PIPELINE_ACCESS | op | page_count);
-
-			/*
-			 * wait for command to be accepted
-			 * can always use status0 bit as the
-			 * mask is identical for each bank.
-			 */
-			irq_status = wait_for_irq(denali, irq_mask);
-
-			if (irq_status == 0) {
-				dev_err(denali->dev,
-					"cmd, page, addr on timeout (0x%x, 0x%x, 0x%x)\n",
-					cmd, denali->page, addr);
-				status = FAIL;
-			} else {
-				cmd = MODE_01 | addr;
-				iowrite32(cmd, denali->flash_mem);
-			}
-		}
+		cmd = MODE_01 | addr;
+		iowrite32(cmd, denali->flash_mem);
 	}
 	return status;
 }