diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck.c
index 793ef2c7849e..2072e291fd16 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/bpck.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static void bpck_force_spp(struct pi_adapter *pi)
 
 #define TEST_LEN  16
 
-static int bpck_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose)
+static int bpck_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 {	int i, e, l, h, om;
 	char buf[TEST_LEN];
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
index 12dd53a06dd0..4877b39ed04c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epat.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static void epat_disconnect(struct pi_adapter *pi)
 	w2(pi->saved_r2);
 }
 
-static int epat_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose)
+static int epat_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 {       int     k, j, f, cc;
 	int	e[2] = {0,0};
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epia.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epia.c
index 1216763d0c6d..e7401351463a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epia.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/epia.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void epia_write_block(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *buf, int count)
 
 }
 
-static int epia_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose)
+static int epia_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 {       int     j, k, f;
 	int	e[2] = {0,0};
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/friq.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/friq.c
index ed05e6503147..df15b210f355 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/friq.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/friq.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void friq_disconnect(struct pi_adapter *pi)
         w2(pi->saved_r2);
 } 
 
-static int friq_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose)
+static int friq_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 {       int     j, k, r;
 	int	e[2] = {0,0};
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/frpw.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/frpw.c
index c0d50e2ed57d..0d4e84806350 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/frpw.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/frpw.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int frpw_test_pnp(struct pi_adapter *pi)
    a hack :-(
 */
 
-static int frpw_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose)
+static int frpw_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 {       int     j, k, r;
 	int	e[2] = {0,0};
diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/pata_parport.c b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/pata_parport.c
index 95a99051470c..c85593788951 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_parport/pata_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_parport/pata_parport.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int pi_test_proto(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch)
 
 	parport_claim_or_block(pi->pardev);
 	if (pi->proto->test_proto)
-		res = pi->proto->test_proto(pi, scratch, 1);
+		res = pi->proto->test_proto(pi, scratch);
 	else
 		res = default_test_proto(pi, scratch);
 	parport_release(pi->pardev);
diff --git a/include/linux/pata_parport.h b/include/linux/pata_parport.h
index c44d30b3e886..e45bb1896003 100644
--- a/include/linux/pata_parport.h
+++ b/include/linux/pata_parport.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct pi_protocol {
 
 	int (*test_port)(struct pi_adapter *pi);
 	int (*probe_unit)(struct pi_adapter *pi);
-	int (*test_proto)(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch, int verbose);
+	int (*test_proto)(struct pi_adapter *pi, char *scratch);
 	void (*log_adapter)(struct pi_adapter *pi);
 
 	int (*init_proto)(struct pi_adapter *pi);