diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/pcat_interrupts.c b/arch/x86/lib/pcat_interrupts.c
index 3704aaf..9780f46 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/pcat_interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/pcat_interrupts.c
@@ -127,20 +127,4 @@
 	debug("%s: try to set interrupts 0x%x\n", __func__, int_bits);
 	outb((u8)(int_bits & 0xff), ELCR1);
 	outb((u8)(int_bits >> 8), ELCR2);
-
-#ifdef PARANOID_IRQ_TRIGGERS
-	/*
-	 * Try reading back the new values. This seems like an error but is
-	 * not
-	 */
-	if (inb(ELCR1) != (int_bits & 0xff)) {
-		printf("%s: lower order bits are wrong: want 0x%x, got 0x%x\n",
-		       __func__, (int_bits & 0xff), inb(ELCR1));
-	}
-
-	if (inb(ELCR2) != (int_bits >> 8)) {
-		printf("%s: higher order bits are wrong: want 0x%x, got 0x%x\n",
-		       __func__, (int_bits>>8), inb(ELCR2));
-	}
-#endif
 }