diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c b/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
index 3193a603d1a1..1e21688bfcf2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_inic162x.c
@@ -672,10 +672,6 @@ static int inic_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	rc = pci_request_regions(pdev, DRV_NAME);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	rc = pcim_iomap_regions(pdev, 0x3f, DRV_NAME);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;