diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 65a60e4808ea6..953b0fadfd4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -675,13 +675,6 @@ int serial8250_em485_config(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_rs485 *rs485)
 		rs485->flags &= ~SER_RS485_RTS_AFTER_SEND;
 	}
 
-	/* clamp the delays to [0, 100ms] */
-	rs485->delay_rts_before_send = min(rs485->delay_rts_before_send, 100U);
-	rs485->delay_rts_after_send  = min(rs485->delay_rts_after_send, 100U);
-
-	memset(rs485->padding, 0, sizeof(rs485->padding));
-	port->rs485 = *rs485;
-
 	gpiod_set_value(port->rs485_term_gpio,
 			rs485->flags & SER_RS485_TERMINATE_BUS);
 
@@ -689,15 +682,8 @@ int serial8250_em485_config(struct uart_port *port, struct serial_rs485 *rs485)
 	 * Both serial8250_em485_init() and serial8250_em485_destroy()
 	 * are idempotent.
 	 */
-	if (rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED) {
-		int ret = serial8250_em485_init(up);
-
-		if (ret) {
-			rs485->flags &= ~SER_RS485_ENABLED;
-			port->rs485.flags &= ~SER_RS485_ENABLED;
-		}
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (rs485->flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
+		return serial8250_em485_init(up);
 
 	serial8250_em485_destroy(up);
 	return 0;