diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/header.S b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
index 8bbea6a..fde5bde 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/header.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/header.S
@@ -386,13 +386,6 @@
 
 	.section ".entrytext", "ax"
 start_of_setup:
-#ifdef SAFE_RESET_DISK_CONTROLLER
-# Reset the disk controller.
-	movw	$0x0000, %ax		# Reset disk controller
-	movb	$0x80, %dl		# All disks
-	int	$0x13
-#endif
-
 # Force %es = %ds
 	movw	%ds, %ax
 	movw	%ax, %es