diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
index a58983f3d402..0c78491ff5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ static int XGIfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 	unsigned int vtotal = 0;
 	unsigned int drate = 0, hrate = 0;
 	int found_mode = 0;
-	int refresh_rate, search_idx;
+	int search_idx;
 
 	if ((var->vmode & FB_VMODE_MASK) == FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED) {
 		vtotal = var->upper_margin + var->yres + var->lower_margin
@@ -1260,10 +1260,6 @@ static int XGIfb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 		xgifb_info->refresh_rate = 60;
 	}
 
-	/* Calculation wrong for 1024x600 - force it to 60Hz */
-	if ((var->xres == 1024) && (var->yres == 600))
-		refresh_rate = 60;
-
 	search_idx = 0;
 	while ((XGIbios_mode[search_idx].mode_no != 0) &&
 		(XGIbios_mode[search_idx].xres <= var->xres)) {