diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.h b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.h
index d3d52f14d7c0..c61c23fcce56 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.h
@@ -268,6 +268,5 @@ void sym_xpt_async_bus_reset(struct sym_hcb *np);
 void sym_xpt_async_sent_bdr(struct sym_hcb *np, int target);
 int  sym_setup_data_and_start (struct sym_hcb *np, struct scsi_cmnd *csio, struct sym_ccb *cp);
 void sym_log_bus_error(struct sym_hcb *np);
-void sym_sniff_inquiry(struct sym_hcb *np, struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int resid);
 
 #endif /* SYM_GLUE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_hipd.c b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_hipd.c
index a7420cad4547..113e3b357163 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_hipd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_hipd.c
@@ -5551,15 +5551,6 @@ if (resid)
 	 */
 	sym_set_cam_result_ok(cp, cmd, resid);
 
-#ifdef	SYM_OPT_SNIFF_INQUIRY
-	/*
-	 *  On standard INQUIRY response (EVPD and CmDt 
-	 *  not set), sniff out device capabilities.
-	 */
-	if (cp->cdb_buf[0] == INQUIRY && !(cp->cdb_buf[1] & 0x3))
-		sym_sniff_inquiry(np, cmd, resid);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef SYM_OPT_HANDLE_DEVICE_QUEUEING
 	/*
 	 *  If max number of started ccbs had been reduced,