1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
index 636151a64add..9eb1edacd825 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
@@ -407,11 +407,6 @@ fw_card_add(struct fw_card *card,
         card->link_speed = link_speed;
         card->guid = guid;
 
-        /* Activate link_on bit and contender bit in our self ID packets.*/
-        if (card->driver->update_phy_reg(card, 4, 0,
-                                         PHY_LINK_ACTIVE | PHY_CONTENDER) < 0)
-                return -EIO;
-
         /*
          * The subsystem grabs a reference when the card is added and
          * drops it when the driver calls fw_core_remove_card.