diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c b/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
index 3677c642c9f9c..adf4cc134f25c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/pata_rz1000.c
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ static struct ata_port_operations rz1000_port_ops = {
 	.exec_command	= ata_exec_command,
 	.dev_select 	= ata_std_dev_select,
 
-	.error_handler	= rz1000_error_handler,
-
 	.bmdma_setup 	= ata_bmdma_setup,
 	.bmdma_start 	= ata_bmdma_start,
 	.bmdma_stop	= ata_bmdma_stop,