diff --git a/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c b/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
index 2a47035..85f5f0c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
+++ b/board/freescale/m5253demo/m5253demo.c
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IDE
 #include <ata.h>
-int ide_preinit(void)
-{
-	return (0);
-}
-
 void ide_set_reset(int idereset)
 {
 	atac_t *ata = (atac_t *) CONFIG_SYS_ATA_BASE_ADDR;
diff --git a/drivers/block/ide.c b/drivers/block/ide.c
index e8518ff..3270a9f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ide.c
@@ -695,15 +695,6 @@
 	unsigned char c;
 	int i, bus;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT
-	WATCHDOG_RESET();
-
-	if (ide_preinit()) {
-		puts("ide_preinit failed\n");
-		return;
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT */
-
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
 	/* ATAPI Drives seems to need a proper IDE Reset */
diff --git a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
index 384217a..840d3b4 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5253DEMO.h
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 	. = DEFINED(env_offset) ? env_offset : .; \
 	env/embedded.o(.text*);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IDE
-/* ATA */
-#	define CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT	1
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
 #	define CONFIG_DM9000_BASE	(CONFIG_SYS_CS1_BASE | 0x300)
 #	define DM9000_IO		CONFIG_DM9000_BASE
diff --git a/include/ide.h b/include/ide.h
index 2994b7a..426cef4 100644
--- a/include/ide.h
+++ b/include/ide.h
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 		const void *buffer);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IDE_PREINIT
-int ide_preinit(void);
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_IDE_FIXUP)
 int ide_device_present(int dev);
 #endif