diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 95b7d61d9910f3c65fced473c4e2fab5ce0d4e9b..4ef700688657010381ceb4e5ee0d65b094afb787 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -502,11 +502,6 @@ static int mt_touch_input_mapping(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi,
 			mt_store_field(usage, td, hi);
 			return 1;
 		case HID_DG_CONFIDENCE:
-			if (cls->name == MT_CLS_WIN_8 &&
-				field->application == HID_DG_TOUCHPAD) {
-				cls->quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_ALWAYS_VALID;
-				cls->quirks |= MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_CONFIDENCE;
-			}
 			mt_store_field(usage, td, hi);
 			return 1;
 		case HID_DG_TIPSWITCH: