diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
index 273374c507f7..6ca7c3d0ef9b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/pci.c
@@ -876,8 +876,6 @@ int cxl_reset(struct cxl *adapter)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev = to_pci_dev(adapter->dev.parent);
 	int rc;
-	int i;
-	u32 val;
 
 	if (adapter->perst_same_image) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
@@ -895,20 +893,6 @@ int cxl_reset(struct cxl *adapter)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	/* the PERST done above fences the PHB.  So, reset depends on EEH
-	 * to unbind the driver, tell Sapphire to reinit the PHB, and rebind
-	 * the driver.  Do an mmio read explictly to ensure EEH notices the
-	 * fenced PHB.  Retry for a few seconds before giving up. */
-	i = 0;
-	while (((val = mmio_read32be(adapter->p1_mmio)) != 0xffffffff) &&
-		(i < 5)) {
-		msleep(500);
-		i++;
-	}
-
-	if (val != 0xffffffff)
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "cxl: PERST failed to trigger EEH\n");
-
 	return rc;
 }