2 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
index 829a618c3e93..8209033d2a7f 100644
--- a/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ide/ide.txt
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ Summary of ide driver parameters for kernel command line
                           As for VLB, it is safest to not specify it.
                           Bigger values are safer than smaller ones.
 
- "idex=serialize"       : do not overlap operations on idex. Please note
-                          that you will have to specify this option for
-                          both the respective primary and secondary channel
-                          to take effect.
-
  "idex=reset"           : reset interface after probe
 
  "ide=doubler"          : probe/support IDE doublers on Amiga
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 6cd112cc4af3..3cac96f3b0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static int __init ide_setup(char *s)
                  * (-8, -9, -10) are reserved to ease the hardcoding.
                  */
                 static const char *ide_words[] = {
-                        "minus1", "serialize", "minus3", "minus4",
+                        "minus1", "minus2", "minus3", "minus4",
                         "reset", "minus6", "ata66", "minus8", "minus9",
                         "minus10", "four", "qd65xx", "ht6560b", "cmd640_vlb",
                         "dtc2278", "umc8672", "ali14xx", NULL };
@@ -1076,12 +1076,7 @@ static int __init ide_setup(char *s)
                         case -5: /* "reset" */
                                 hwif->reset = 1;
                                 goto obsolete_option;
-                        case -2: /* "serialize" */
-                                hwif->mate = &ide_hwifs[hw^1];
-                                hwif->mate->mate = hwif;
-                                hwif->serialized = hwif->mate->serialized = 1;
-                                goto obsolete_option;
-
+                        case -2:
                         case -1:
                         case 0:
                         case 1: