diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index 20c29e5..df85f89 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -791,7 +791,8 @@ static ssize_t path_info_show(struct device *dev,
 				PATH_STRING_LEN,
 				"PORT: %.2s ",
 				phys_connector);
-		if (hdev->devtype == TYPE_DISK && h->hba_mode_enabled) {
+		if (hdev->devtype == TYPE_DISK &&
+			hdev->expose_state != HPSA_DO_NOT_EXPOSE) {
 			if (box == 0 || box == 0xFF) {
 				output_len += snprintf(path[i] + output_len,
 					PATH_STRING_LEN,
@@ -2689,34 +2690,6 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int hpsa_bmic_ctrl_mode_sense(struct ctlr_info *h,
-		unsigned char *scsi3addr, unsigned char page,
-		struct bmic_controller_parameters *buf, size_t bufsize)
-{
-	int rc = IO_OK;
-	struct CommandList *c;
-	struct ErrorInfo *ei;
-
-	c = cmd_alloc(h);
-	if (fill_cmd(c, BMIC_SENSE_CONTROLLER_PARAMETERS, h, buf, bufsize,
-			page, scsi3addr, TYPE_CMD)) {
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	rc = hpsa_scsi_do_simple_cmd_with_retry(h, c,
-			PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE, NO_TIMEOUT);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-	ei = c->err_info;
-	if (ei->CommandStatus != 0 && ei->CommandStatus != CMD_DATA_UNDERRUN) {
-		hpsa_scsi_interpret_error(h, c);
-		rc = -1;
-	}
-out:
-	cmd_free(h, c);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static int hpsa_send_reset(struct ctlr_info *h, unsigned char *scsi3addr,
 	u8 reset_type, int reply_queue)
 {
@@ -3665,29 +3638,6 @@ static u8 *figure_lunaddrbytes(struct ctlr_info *h, int raid_ctlr_position,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int hpsa_hba_mode_enabled(struct ctlr_info *h)
-{
-	int rc;
-	int hba_mode_enabled;
-	struct bmic_controller_parameters *ctlr_params;
-	ctlr_params = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bmic_controller_parameters),
-		GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (!ctlr_params)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	rc = hpsa_bmic_ctrl_mode_sense(h, RAID_CTLR_LUNID, 0, ctlr_params,
-		sizeof(struct bmic_controller_parameters));
-	if (rc) {
-		kfree(ctlr_params);
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	hba_mode_enabled =
-		((ctlr_params->nvram_flags & HBA_MODE_ENABLED_FLAG) != 0);
-	kfree(ctlr_params);
-	return hba_mode_enabled;
-}
-
 /* get physical drive ioaccel handle and queue depth */
 static void hpsa_get_ioaccel_drive_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 		struct hpsa_scsi_dev_t *dev,
@@ -3765,7 +3715,6 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 	int ncurrent = 0;
 	int i, n_ext_target_devs, ndevs_to_allocate;
 	int raid_ctlr_position;
-	int rescan_hba_mode;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(lunzerobits, MAX_EXT_TARGETS);
 
 	currentsd = kzalloc(sizeof(*currentsd) * HPSA_MAX_DEVICES, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -3781,17 +3730,6 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 	}
 	memset(lunzerobits, 0, sizeof(lunzerobits));
 
-	rescan_hba_mode = hpsa_hba_mode_enabled(h);
-	if (rescan_hba_mode < 0)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (!h->hba_mode_enabled && rescan_hba_mode)
-		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "HBA mode enabled\n");
-	else if (h->hba_mode_enabled && !rescan_hba_mode)
-		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "HBA mode disabled\n");
-
-	h->hba_mode_enabled = rescan_hba_mode;
-
 	if (hpsa_gather_lun_info(h, physdev_list, &nphysicals,
 			logdev_list, &nlogicals))
 		goto out;
@@ -3867,9 +3805,6 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 		/* do not expose masked devices */
 		if (MASKED_DEVICE(lunaddrbytes) &&
 			i < nphysicals + (raid_ctlr_position == 0)) {
-			if (h->hba_mode_enabled)
-				dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev,
-					"Masked physical device detected\n");
 			this_device->expose_state = HPSA_DO_NOT_EXPOSE;
 		} else {
 			this_device->expose_state =
@@ -3889,30 +3824,21 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h, int hostno)
 				ncurrent++;
 			break;
 		case TYPE_DISK:
-			if (i >= nphysicals) {
-				ncurrent++;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			if (h->hba_mode_enabled)
-				/* never use raid mapper in HBA mode */
+			if (i < nphysicals + (raid_ctlr_position == 0)) {
+				/* The disk is in HBA mode. */
+				/* Never use RAID mapper in HBA mode. */
 				this_device->offload_enabled = 0;
-			else if (!(h->transMethod & CFGTBL_Trans_io_accel1 ||
-				h->transMethod & CFGTBL_Trans_io_accel2))
-				break;
-			hpsa_get_ioaccel_drive_info(h, this_device,
-						lunaddrbytes, id_phys);
-			hpsa_get_path_info(this_device, lunaddrbytes, id_phys);
-			atomic_set(&this_device->ioaccel_cmds_out, 0);
+				hpsa_get_ioaccel_drive_info(h, this_device,
+					lunaddrbytes, id_phys);
+				hpsa_get_path_info(this_device, lunaddrbytes,
+							id_phys);
+			}
 			ncurrent++;
 			break;
 		case TYPE_TAPE:
 		case TYPE_MEDIUM_CHANGER:
-			ncurrent++;
-			break;
 		case TYPE_ENCLOSURE:
-			if (h->hba_mode_enabled)
-				ncurrent++;
+			ncurrent++;
 			break;
 		case TYPE_RAID:
 			/* Only present the Smartarray HBA as a RAID controller.
@@ -8117,7 +8043,6 @@ reinit_after_soft_reset:
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, h);
 	h->ndevices = 0;
-	h->hba_mode_enabled = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&h->devlock);
 	rc = hpsa_put_ctlr_into_performant_mode(h);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
index ab014d3..27debb3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ struct bmic_controller_parameters {
 	u8   automatic_drive_slamming;
 	u8   reserved1;
 	u8   nvram_flags;
-#define HBA_MODE_ENABLED_FLAG (1 << 3)
 	u8   cache_nvram_flags;
 	u8   drive_config_flags;
 	u16  reserved2;
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ struct ctlr_info {
 	unsigned int msi_vector;
 	int intr_mode; /* either PERF_MODE_INT or SIMPLE_MODE_INT */
 	struct access_method access;
-	char hba_mode_enabled;
 
 	/* queue and queue Info */
 	unsigned int Qdepth;
