diff --git a/drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c b/drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c
index 8c0b26e9b98a0857f022e009dba200783a45c876..cce00ed81f37908fd062d34a89ad3f8f49a5d4e3 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c
@@ -75,17 +75,8 @@ static ssize_t eisa_eeprom_read(struct file * file,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int eisa_eeprom_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, 
-			   unsigned int cmd,
-			   unsigned long arg)
-{
-	return -ENOTTY;
-}
-
 static int eisa_eeprom_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	cycle_kernel_lock();
-
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		return -EINVAL;
    
@@ -104,7 +95,6 @@ static const struct file_operations eisa_eeprom_fops = {
 	.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek =	eisa_eeprom_llseek,
 	.read =		eisa_eeprom_read,
-	.ioctl =	eisa_eeprom_ioctl,
 	.open =		eisa_eeprom_open,
 	.release =	eisa_eeprom_release,
 };