diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
index 5fbd06b7893d714e68e424aabed5e2d3ac85546c..6d9fd92763f46bf853bacbf091c92be3d1294c92 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
@@ -435,16 +435,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
 	bool
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEPCI
 
-# TODO: remove it
-config IDEDMA_ONLYDISK
-	bool "Enable DMA only for disks "
-	depends on BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
-	help
-	  This is used if you know your ATAPI Devices are going to fail DMA
-	  Transfers.
-
-	  Generally say N here.
-
 config BLK_DEV_AEC62XX
 	tristate "AEC62XX chipset support"
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 41e7a4229fc4fc9c96fc8c30412945d04180ace6..3c945d64d8458c01dbdc6e2e35a7cc69a9203494 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -843,10 +843,7 @@ static void probe_hwif(ide_hwif_t *hwif, void (*fixup)(ide_hwif_t *hwif))
 				 *   PARANOIA!!!
 				 */
 				hwif->dma_off_quietly(drive);
-#ifdef CONFIG_IDEDMA_ONLYDISK
-				if (drive->media == ide_disk)
-#endif
-					ide_set_dma(drive);
+				ide_set_dma(drive);
 			}
 		}
 	}