diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
index 387574f..bae4145 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@
 		ide_hwif_t *hwif = &ide_hwifs[i];
 
 		if (hwif->io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET] &&
-		    (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown ||
-		     hwif->chipset == ide_forced))
+		    hwif->chipset == ide_unknown)
 			idx[i] = i;
 		else
 			idx[i] = 0xff;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 8ef5194..33cb5e5 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1519,8 +1519,7 @@
 		hwif = &ide_hwifs[idx[i]];
 
 		if (hwif->present) {
-			if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown ||
-			    hwif->chipset == ide_forced)
+			if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown)
 				hwif->chipset = ide_generic;
 			hwif_register_devices(hwif);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c b/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
index 77025d1..edd7f18 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 	int		len;
 	const char	*name;
 
-	/*
-	 * Neither ide_unknown nor ide_forced should be set at this point.
-	 */
 	switch (hwif->chipset) {
 		case ide_generic:	name = "generic";	break;
 		case ide_pci:		name = "pci";		break;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 96126b3..7e789c9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@
 extern int probe_qd65xx;
 extern int cmd640_vlb;
 
-static int __initdata is_chipset_set[MAX_HWIFS];
+static int __initdata is_chipset_set;
 
 /*
  * ide_setup() gets called VERY EARLY during initialization,
@@ -1328,8 +1328,6 @@
 			"minus10", "four", "qd65xx", "ht6560b", "cmd640_vlb",
 			"dtc2278", "umc8672", "ali14xx", NULL };
 
-		hw_regs_t hwregs;
-
 		hw = s[3] - '0';
 		hwif = &ide_hwifs[hw];
 		i = match_parm(&s[4], ide_words, vals, 3);
@@ -1338,19 +1336,14 @@
 		 * Cryptic check to ensure chipset not already set for hwif.
 		 * Note: we can't depend on hwif->chipset here.
 		 */
-		if ((i >= -18 && i <= -11) || (i > 0 && i <= 3)) {
+		if (i >= -18 && i <= -11) {
 			/* chipset already specified */
-			if (is_chipset_set[hw])
+			if (is_chipset_set)
 				goto bad_option;
-			if (i > -18 && i <= -11) {
-				/* these drivers are for "ide0=" only */
-				if (hw != 0)
-					goto bad_hwif;
-				/* chipset already specified for 2nd port */
-				if (is_chipset_set[hw+1])
-					goto bad_option;
-			}
-			is_chipset_set[hw] = 1;
+			/* these drivers are for "ide0=" only */
+			if (hw != 0)
+				goto bad_hwif;
+			is_chipset_set = 1;
 			printk("\n");
 		}
 
@@ -1430,21 +1423,11 @@
 			case -1: /* "noprobe" */
 				hwif->noprobe = 1;
 				goto obsolete_option;
-
-			case 1:	/* base */
-				vals[1] = vals[0] + 0x206; /* default ctl */
-			case 2: /* base,ctl */
-				vals[2] = 0;	/* default irq = probe for it */
-			case 3: /* base,ctl,irq */
-				memset(&hwregs, 0, sizeof(hwregs));
-				ide_init_hwif_ports(&hwregs, vals[0], vals[1], &hwif->irq);
-				memcpy(hwif->io_ports, hwregs.io_ports, sizeof(hwif->io_ports));
-				hwif->irq      = vals[2];
-				hwif->noprobe  = 0;
-				hwif->chipset  = ide_forced;
-				goto obsolete_option;
-
-			case 0: goto bad_option;
+			case 0:
+			case 1:
+			case 2:
+			case 3:
+				goto bad_option;
 			default:
 				printk(" -- SUPPORT NOT CONFIGURED IN THIS KERNEL\n");
 				return 1;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/pci/cmd640.c b/drivers/ide/pci/cmd640.c
index 29fbc5e..58a95f6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/pci/cmd640.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/pci/cmd640.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 	cmd_hwif1 = &ide_hwifs[1]; /* default, if not found below */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HWIFS; i++) {
 		ide_hwif_t *hwif = &ide_hwifs[i];
-		if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown || hwif->chipset == ide_forced) {
+		if (hwif->chipset == ide_unknown) {
 			if (hwif->io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET] == 0x1f0)
 				cmd_hwif0 = hwif;
 			else if (hwif->io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET] == 0x170)
diff --git a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
index 634e3f6..ea66c99 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif;
 
 	/*
-	 * Look for a hwif with matching io_base specified using
-	 * parameters to ide_setup().
-	 */
-	for (h = 0; h < MAX_HWIFS; ++h) {
-		hwif = &ide_hwifs[h];
-		if (hwif->io_ports[IDE_DATA_OFFSET] == io_base) {
-			if (hwif->chipset == ide_forced)
-				return hwif; /* a perfect match */
-		}
-	}
-	/*
 	 * Look for a hwif with matching io_base default value.
 	 * If chipset is "ide_unknown", then claim that hwif slot.
 	 * Otherwise, some other chipset has already claimed it..  :(