diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
index c8bf08c19c64..77691fbbf779 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/pmac_zilog.c
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ static bool pmz_receive_chars(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 {
 	struct tty_port *port;
 	unsigned char ch, r1, drop, flag;
-	int loops = 0;
 
 	/* Sanity check, make sure the old bug is no longer happening */
 	if (uap->port.state == NULL) {
@@ -291,24 +290,11 @@ static bool pmz_receive_chars(struct uart_pmac_port *uap)
 		if (r1 & Rx_OVR)
 			tty_insert_flip_char(port, 0, TTY_OVERRUN);
 	next_char:
-		/* We can get stuck in an infinite loop getting char 0 when the
-		 * line is in a wrong HW state, we break that here.
-		 * When that happens, I disable the receive side of the driver.
-		 * Note that what I've been experiencing is a real irq loop where
-		 * I'm getting flooded regardless of the actual port speed.
-		 * Something strange is going on with the HW
-		 */
-		if ((++loops) > 1000)
-			goto flood;
 		ch = read_zsreg(uap, R0);
 		if (!(ch & Rx_CH_AV))
 			break;
 	}
 
-	return true;
- flood:
-	pmz_interrupt_control(uap, 0);
-	pmz_error("pmz: rx irq flood !\n");
 	return true;
 }