diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_amd.c b/drivers/ata/pata_amd.c
index 5a77e4e60a42..536ee892ab72 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_amd.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_amd.c
@@ -639,11 +639,6 @@ static int amd_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (type == 1 && rev > 0x7)
 		type = 2;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ATA_ACPI)
-	/* Prefer the ACPI driver for Nvidia hardware */
-	if (pdev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA && ata_pata_acpi_present(pdev))
-		return -ENODEV;
-#endif
 	/* Check for AMD7411 */
 	if (type == 3)
 		/* FIFO is broken */