--- a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
@@ -412,16 +412,6 @@ static int __devinit pcicore_is_in_hostm
  * Workarounds.
  **************************************************/
 
-static void __devinit ssb_pcicore_fix_sprom_core_index(struct ssb_pcicore *pc)
-{
-	u16 tmp = pcicore_read16(pc, SSB_PCICORE_SPROM(0));
-	if (((tmp & 0xF000) >> 12) != pc->dev->core_index) {
-		tmp &= ~0xF000;
-		tmp |= (pc->dev->core_index << 12);
-		pcicore_write16(pc, SSB_PCICORE_SPROM(0), tmp);
-	}
-}
-
 static u8 ssb_pcicore_polarity_workaround(struct ssb_pcicore *pc)
 {
 	return (ssb_pcie_read(pc, 0x204) & 0x10) ? 0xC0 : 0x80;
@@ -529,8 +519,6 @@ void __devinit ssb_pcicore_init(struct s
 	if (!ssb_device_is_enabled(dev))
 		ssb_device_enable(dev, 0);
 
-	ssb_pcicore_fix_sprom_core_index(pc);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SSB_PCICORE_HOSTMODE
 	pc->hostmode = pcicore_is_in_hostmode(pc);
 	if (pc->hostmode)