diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index b66fa42c4b1fa..1d6f7b502020d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1891,9 +1891,6 @@ int pci_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->broken_intx_masking = pci_intx_mask_broken(dev);
 
-	/* Clear errors left from system firmware */
-	pci_write_config_word(dev, PCI_STATUS, 0xffff);
-
 	switch (dev->hdr_type) {		    /* header type */
 	case PCI_HEADER_TYPE_NORMAL:		    /* standard header */
 		if (class == PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI)