diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index ff44f2ce4153..a894f13c246f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1628,36 +1628,12 @@ static struct megasas_instance *megasas_lookup_instance(u16 host_no)
 
 static int megasas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
-	u16             pd_index = 0;
-	struct  megasas_instance *instance ;
-
-	instance = megasas_lookup_instance(sdev->host->host_no);
-
-	/*
-	* Don't export physical disk devices to the disk driver.
-	*
-	* FIXME: Currently we don't export them to the midlayer at all.
-	*        That will be fixed once LSI engineers have audited the
-	*        firmware for possible issues.
-	*/
-	if (sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS &&
-				sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) {
-		pd_index = (sdev->channel * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) +
-								sdev->id;
-		if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
-						MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
-			blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue,
-				MEGASAS_DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT * HZ);
-			return 0;
-		}
-		return -ENXIO;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	* The RAID firmware may require extended timeouts.
 	*/
 	blk_queue_rq_timeout(sdev->request_queue,
 		MEGASAS_DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1666,18 +1642,15 @@ static int megasas_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	u16             pd_index = 0;
 	struct megasas_instance *instance ;
 	instance = megasas_lookup_instance(sdev->host->host_no);
-	if ((sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) &&
-				(sdev->type == TYPE_DISK)) {
+	if (sdev->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) {
 		/*
 		 * Open the OS scan to the SYSTEM PD
 		 */
 		pd_index =
 			(sdev->channel * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) +
 			sdev->id;
-		if ((instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
-					MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) &&
-			(instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveType ==
-						TYPE_DISK)) {
+		if (instance->pd_list[pd_index].driveState ==
+					MR_PD_STATE_SYSTEM) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return -ENXIO;