--- drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -3149,10 +3149,6 @@ static int ata_eh_skip_recovery(struct a
if (link->flags & ATA_LFLAG_DISABLED)
return 1;
- /* skip if explicitly requested */
- if (ehc->i.flags & ATA_EHI_NO_RECOVERY)
- return 1;
-
/* thaw frozen port and recover failed devices */
if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_FROZEN) || ata_link_nr_enabled(link))
return 0;