diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/edd.c b/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
index 658834d9f92a..d65dd21c09f2 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
@@ -19,40 +19,12 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_EDD) || defined(CONFIG_EDD_MODULE)
 
-struct edd_dapa {
-	u8	pkt_size;
-	u8	rsvd;
-	u16	sector_cnt;
-	u16	buf_off, buf_seg;
-	u64	lba;
-	u64	buf_lin_addr;
-};
-
 /*
  * Read the MBR (first sector) from a specific device.
  */
 static int read_mbr(u8 devno, void *buf)
 {
-	struct edd_dapa dapa;
-	u16 ax, bx, cx, dx, si;
-
-	memset(&dapa, 0, sizeof dapa);
-	dapa.pkt_size = sizeof(dapa);
-	dapa.sector_cnt = 1;
-	dapa.buf_off = (size_t)buf;
-	dapa.buf_seg = ds();
-	/* dapa.lba = 0; */
-
-	ax = 0x4200;		/* Extended Read */
-	si = (size_t)&dapa;
-	dx = devno;
-	asm("pushfl; stc; int $0x13; setc %%al; popfl"
-	    : "+a" (ax), "+S" (si), "+d" (dx)
-	    : "m" (dapa)
-	    : "ebx", "ecx", "edi", "memory");
-
-	if (!(u8)ax)
-		return 0;	/* OK */
+	u16 ax, bx, cx, dx;
 
 	ax = 0x0201;		/* Legacy Read, one sector */
 	cx = 0x0001;		/* Sector 0-0-1 */