diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 245a3cb5d2f3..15ca3a1cad8d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -242,11 +242,6 @@ static void pcie_wait_link_active(struct controller *ctrl)
 	__pcie_wait_link_active(ctrl, true);
 }
 
-static void pcie_wait_link_not_active(struct controller *ctrl)
-{
-	__pcie_wait_link_active(ctrl, false);
-}
-
 static bool pci_bus_check_dev(struct pci_bus *bus, int devfn)
 {
 	u32 l;
@@ -332,11 +327,6 @@ static int pciehp_link_enable(struct controller *ctrl)
 	return __pciehp_link_set(ctrl, true);
 }
 
-static int pciehp_link_disable(struct controller *ctrl)
-{
-	return __pciehp_link_set(ctrl, false);
-}
-
 void pciehp_get_attention_status(struct slot *slot, u8 *status)
 {
 	struct controller *ctrl = slot->ctrl;
@@ -508,14 +498,6 @@ void pciehp_power_off_slot(struct slot * slot)
 {
 	struct controller *ctrl = slot->ctrl;
 
-	/* Disable the link at first */
-	pciehp_link_disable(ctrl);
-	/* wait the link is down */
-	if (ctrl->link_active_reporting)
-		pcie_wait_link_not_active(ctrl);
-	else
-		msleep(1000);
-
 	pcie_write_cmd(ctrl, PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_PWR_OFF, PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_PCC);
 	ctrl_dbg(ctrl, "%s: SLOTCTRL %x write cmd %x\n", __func__,
 		 pci_pcie_cap(ctrl->pcie->port) + PCI_EXP_SLTCTL,