diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 7153e3c..0b6e7ee 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@
 {
 	int i;
  	u16 *p = (u16 *) buf;
-	len >>= 1;
- 
+
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
 		p[i] = readw(addr);
 }
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@
 {
 	int i;
         u16 *p = (u16 *) buf;
-        len >>= 1;
 
         for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
                 writew(p[i], addr);