diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
index cf401a5..ce392b5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
@@ -1145,40 +1145,6 @@ struct ata_port *ata_sas_port_alloc(struct ata_host *host,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_port_alloc);
 
 /**
- *	ata_sas_port_start - Set port up for dma.
- *	@ap: Port to initialize
- *
- *	Called just after data structures for each port are
- *	initialized.
- *
- *	May be used as the port_start() entry in ata_port_operations.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	Inherited from caller.
- */
-int ata_sas_port_start(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	/* the port is marked as frozen at allocation time */
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_port_start);
-
-/**
- *	ata_sas_port_stop - Undo ata_sas_port_start()
- *	@ap: Port to shut down
- *
- *	May be used as the port_stop() entry in ata_port_operations.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	Inherited from caller.
- */
-
-void ata_sas_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_port_stop);
-
-/**
  * ata_sas_async_probe - simply schedule probing and return
  * @ap: Port to probe
  *
@@ -1211,10 +1177,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_sync_probe);
 
 int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
-	int rc = ap->ops->port_start(ap);
-
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
 	ap->print_id = atomic_inc_return(&ata_print_id);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 77714a4..7ead1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -565,8 +565,6 @@ static struct ata_port_operations sas_sata_ops = {
 	.qc_prep		= ata_noop_qc_prep,
 	.qc_issue		= sas_ata_qc_issue,
 	.qc_fill_rtf		= sas_ata_qc_fill_rtf,
-	.port_start		= ata_sas_port_start,
-	.port_stop		= ata_sas_port_stop,
 	.set_dmamode		= sas_ata_set_dmamode,
 	.sched_eh		= sas_ata_sched_eh,
 	.end_eh			= sas_ata_end_eh,
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index d61e546..f8f8b55 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1244,10 +1244,8 @@ extern struct ata_port *ata_sas_port_alloc(struct ata_host *,
 extern void ata_sas_async_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_sync_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *);
-extern int ata_sas_port_start(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_tport_add(struct device *parent, struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sas_tport_delete(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern void ata_sas_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *, struct ata_port *);
 extern int ata_sas_queuecmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_tf_to_fis(const struct ata_taskfile *tf,