diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
index 745e2fa549b9..25ffcbffb02a 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
@@ -2270,27 +2270,6 @@ static void idetape_pad_zeros(ide_drive_t *drive, int bcount)
 	}
 }
 
-static int idetape_pipeline_size(ide_drive_t *drive)
-{
-	idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
-	idetape_stage_t *stage;
-	struct request *rq;
-	int size = 0;
-
-	idetape_wait_for_pipeline(drive);
-	stage = tape->first_stage;
-	while (stage != NULL) {
-		rq = &stage->rq;
-		size += tape->blk_size * (rq->nr_sectors -
-				rq->current_nr_sectors);
-		if (rq->errors == IDETAPE_ERROR_FILEMARK)
-			size += tape->blk_size;
-		stage = stage->next;
-	}
-	size += tape->merge_stage_size;
-	return size;
-}
-
 /*
  * Rewinds the tape to the Beginning Of the current Partition (BOP). We
  * currently support only one partition.
@@ -2737,7 +2716,8 @@ static int idetape_chrdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		idetape_flush_tape_buffers(drive);
 	}
 	if (cmd == MTIOCGET || cmd == MTIOCPOS) {
-		block_offset = idetape_pipeline_size(drive) /
+		idetape_wait_for_pipeline(drive);
+		block_offset = tape->merge_stage_size /
 			(tape->blk_size * tape->user_bs_factor);
 		position = idetape_read_position(drive);
 		if (position < 0)