diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
index be40c965fffb96d5680374148a89ae5650a58194..a4defd1977c957b0bc8bd204e2306f125b750399 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
@@ -528,14 +528,13 @@ static void prepare_info(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
 	         "base 0x%lx, irq %d, "
 	         "can_queue %d, cmd_per_lun %d, "
 	         "sg_tablesize %d, this_id %d, "
-	         "flags { %s%s%s%s}, "
+	         "flags { %s%s%s}, "
 	         "options { %s} ",
 	         instance->hostt->name, instance->io_port, instance->n_io_port,
 	         instance->base, instance->irq,
 	         instance->can_queue, instance->cmd_per_lun,
 	         instance->sg_tablesize, instance->this_id,
 	         hostdata->flags & FLAG_NO_DMA_FIXUP  ? "NO_DMA_FIXUP "  : "",
-	         hostdata->flags & FLAG_DTC3181E      ? "DTC3181E "      : "",
 	         hostdata->flags & FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA ? "NO_PSEUDO_DMA " : "",
 	         hostdata->flags & FLAG_TOSHIBA_DELAY ? "TOSHIBA_DELAY "  : "",
 #ifdef AUTOPROBE_IRQ
@@ -1159,17 +1158,6 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG,
 		      ICR_BASE | ICR_ASSERT_SEL | ICR_ASSERT_BSY);
 
-	if (!(hostdata->flags & FLAG_DTC3181E) &&
-	    /* RvC: DTC3181E has some trouble with this
-	     *      so we simply removed it. Seems to work with
-	     *      only Mustek scanner attached
-	     */
-	    (NCR5380_read(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG) & ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST)) {
-		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
-		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
-		dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d : lost arbitration, deasserting ICR_ASSERT_SEL\n", instance->host_no);
-		return -1;
-	}
 	/* 
 	 * Again, bus clear + bus settle time is 1.2us, however, this is 
 	 * a minimum so we'll udelay ceil(1.2)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
index 9777602daa3d4b59d5779fbbdef3899662113e85..96fced9e606428305860b9960ec73135a055ffdc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@
 
 #define FLAG_NO_DMA_FIXUP		1	/* No DMA errata workarounds */
 #define FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA		8	/* Inhibit DMA */
-#define FLAG_DTC3181E			16	/* DTC3181E */
 #define FLAG_LATE_DMA_SETUP		32	/* Setup NCR before DMA H/W */
 #define FLAG_TAGGED_QUEUING		64	/* as X3T9.2 spelled it */
 #define FLAG_TOSHIBA_DELAY		128	/* Allow for borken CD-ROMs */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
index 06245c07ebd23e853af780407072fac8ba67325e..08e8ace2681bffe89831513107591e188d971e64 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
@@ -1420,15 +1420,6 @@ static int NCR5380_select(struct Scsi_Host *instance, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG,
 		      ICR_BASE | ICR_ASSERT_SEL | ICR_ASSERT_BSY);
 
-	if ((NCR5380_read(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG) & ICR_ARBITRATION_LOST) ||
-	    hostdata->connected) {
-		NCR5380_write(MODE_REG, MR_BASE);
-		NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
-		dprintk(NDEBUG_ARBITRATION, "scsi%d: lost arbitration, deasserting ICR_ASSERT_SEL\n",
-			   HOSTNO);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Again, bus clear + bus settle time is 1.2us, however, this is
 	 * a minimum so we'll udelay ceil(1.2)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/dmx3191d.c b/drivers/scsi/dmx3191d.c
index 7f66c9e76c3b8f3a3f3425470e1485116dccfd4c..51e63fe957c5f940ca5720c7d864dd2747d3006d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/dmx3191d.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/dmx3191d.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int dmx3191d_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	 */
 	shost->irq = NO_IRQ;
 
-	error = NCR5380_init(shost, FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA | FLAG_DTC3181E);
+	error = NCR5380_init(shost, FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_host_put;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c b/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
index ea9d0de2fc8514bc2949eeac25305663956daeb5..0e59df6b4f5fb623b187c51dd68dfcef75098818 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int __init generic_NCR5380_detect(struct scsi_host_template *tpnt)
 			ports = ncr_53c400a_ports;
 			break;
 		case BOARD_DTC3181E:
-			flags = FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA | FLAG_DTC3181E;
+			flags = FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA;
 			ports = dtc_3181e_ports;
 			break;
 		}