diff --git a/drivers/char/agp/generic.c b/drivers/char/agp/generic.c
index d62505b5d25ab2153365c0a55fcfd5952dba5bec..f0079e991bdc4ffaf95c787e50bd9618a848e225 100644
--- a/drivers/char/agp/generic.c
+++ b/drivers/char/agp/generic.c
@@ -295,19 +295,6 @@ int agp_num_entries(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(agp_num_entries);
 
 
-static int check_bridge_mode(struct pci_dev *dev)
-{
-	u32 agp3;
-	u8 cap_ptr;
-
-	cap_ptr = pci_find_capability(dev, PCI_CAP_ID_AGP);
-	pci_read_config_dword(dev, cap_ptr+AGPSTAT, &agp3);
-	if (agp3 & AGPSTAT_MODE_3_0)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 /**
  *	agp_copy_info  -  copy bridge state information
  *
@@ -328,7 +315,7 @@ int agp_copy_info(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge, struct agp_kern_info *info)
 	info->version.minor = bridge->version->minor;
 	info->chipset = SUPPORTED;
 	info->device = bridge->dev;
-	if (check_bridge_mode(bridge->dev))
+	if (bridge->mode & AGPSTAT_MODE_3_0)
 		info->mode = bridge->mode & ~AGP3_RESERVED_MASK;
 	else
 		info->mode = bridge->mode & ~AGP2_RESERVED_MASK;
@@ -661,7 +648,7 @@ u32 agp_collect_device_status(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge, u32 requested_mode
 		bridge_agpstat &= ~AGPSTAT_FW;
 
 	/* Check to see if we are operating in 3.0 mode */
-	if (check_bridge_mode(agp_bridge->dev))
+	if (agp_bridge->mode & AGPSTAT_MODE_3_0)
 		agp_v3_parse_one(&requested_mode, &bridge_agpstat, &vga_agpstat);
 	else
 		agp_v2_parse_one(&requested_mode, &bridge_agpstat, &vga_agpstat);
@@ -732,7 +719,7 @@ void agp_generic_enable(struct agp_bridge_data *bridge, u32 requested_mode)
 
 	/* Do AGP version specific frobbing. */
 	if (bridge->major_version >= 3) {
-		if (check_bridge_mode(bridge->dev)) {
+		if (bridge->mode & AGPSTAT_MODE_3_0) {
 			/* If we have 3.5, we can do the isoch stuff. */
 			if (bridge->minor_version >= 5)
 				agp_3_5_enable(bridge);