diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index ef773384aaa9..a27c0398b153 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1031,11 +1031,6 @@ static int init_irq (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 	ide_hwgroup_t *hwgroup;
 	ide_hwif_t *match = NULL;
 
-
-	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
-	BUG_ON(irqs_disabled());	
-	BUG_ON(hwif == NULL);
-
 	mutex_lock(&ide_cfg_mtx);
 	hwif->hwgroup = NULL;
 #if MAX_HWIFS > 1