diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pci.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pci.c
index 69d67ff07004..ec49099830d5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/pci.c
@@ -209,15 +209,12 @@ static int macrisc_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	switch (len) {
 	case 1:
 		out_8(addr, val);
-		(void) in_8(addr);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		out_le16(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le16(addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		out_le32(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le32(addr);
 		break;
 	}
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
@@ -440,15 +437,12 @@ static int u3_ht_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	switch (len) {
 	case 1:
 		out_8(addr, val);
-		(void) in_8(addr);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		out_le16(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le16(addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		out_le32((u32 __iomem *)addr, val);
-		(void) in_le32(addr);
 		break;
 	}
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
@@ -545,15 +539,12 @@ static int u4_pcie_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	switch (len) {
 	case 1:
 		out_8(addr, val);
-		(void) in_8(addr);
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		out_le16(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le16(addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		out_le32(addr, val);
-		(void) in_le32(addr);
 		break;
 	}
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;