diff --git a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
index 7e3c0585c3..96a732ad97 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
@@ -1148,14 +1148,6 @@ end if
 
         cmp     [IDEContrProgrammingInterface], 0
         je      set_interrupts_for_IDE_controllers.continue
-
-        mov     ax, [IDE_Interrupt]
-        cmp     al, 0xff
-        jne     @f
-
-        mov     [dma_hdd], 0
-        jmp     set_interrupts_for_IDE_controllers.end_set_interrupts
-@@:
 ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; set interrupts for IDE Controller
 ;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------