diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 858f706..1e1f3f3 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@ static void nv_nf2_freeze(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void nv_nf2_thaw(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void nv_ck804_freeze(struct ata_port *ap);
 static void nv_ck804_thaw(struct ata_port *ap);
-static int nv_hardreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
-			unsigned long deadline);
 static int nv_adma_slave_config(struct scsi_device *sdev);
 static int nv_adma_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
 static void nv_adma_qc_prep(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc);
@@ -407,7 +405,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template nv_swncq_sht = {

 static struct ata_port_operations nv_generic_ops = {
 	.inherits		= &ata_bmdma_port_ops,
-	.hardreset		= nv_hardreset,
+	.hardreset		= ATA_OP_NULL,
 	.scr_read		= nv_scr_read,
 	.scr_write		= nv_scr_write,
 };
@@ -1588,21 +1586,6 @@ static void nv_mcp55_thaw(struct ata_port *ap)
 	ata_sff_thaw(ap);
 }

-static int nv_hardreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
-			unsigned long deadline)
-{
-	int rc;
-
-	/* SATA hardreset fails to retrieve proper device signature on
-	 * some controllers.  Request follow up SRST.  For more info,
-	 * see http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3352
-	 */
-	rc = sata_sff_hardreset(link, class, deadline);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-	return -EAGAIN;
-}
-
 static void nv_adma_error_handler(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	struct nv_adma_port_priv *pp = ap->private_data;