diff --git a/hw/block/fdc.c b/hw/block/fdc.c
index ac5d31e8c1..01812c7553 100644
--- a/hw/block/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/block/fdc.c
@@ -1714,53 +1714,28 @@ static void fdctrl_start_transfer(FDCtrl *fdctrl, int direction)
     }
     fdctrl->eot = fdctrl->fifo[6];
     if (fdctrl->dor & FD_DOR_DMAEN) {
-        IsaDmaTransferMode dma_mode;
+        /* DMA transfer is enabled. */
         IsaDmaClass *k = ISADMA_GET_CLASS(fdctrl->dma);
-        bool dma_mode_ok;
-        /* DMA transfer are enabled. Check if DMA channel is well programmed */
-        dma_mode = k->get_transfer_mode(fdctrl->dma, fdctrl->dma_chann);
-        FLOPPY_DPRINTF("dma_mode=%d direction=%d (%d - %d)\n",
-                       dma_mode, direction,
-                       (128 << fdctrl->fifo[5]) *
+
+        FLOPPY_DPRINTF("direction=%d (%d - %d)\n",
+                       direction, (128 << fdctrl->fifo[5]) *
                        (cur_drv->last_sect - ks + 1), fdctrl->data_len);
-        switch (direction) {
-        case FD_DIR_SCANE:
-        case FD_DIR_SCANL:
-        case FD_DIR_SCANH:
-            dma_mode_ok = (dma_mode == ISADMA_TRANSFER_VERIFY);
-            break;
-        case FD_DIR_WRITE:
-            dma_mode_ok = (dma_mode == ISADMA_TRANSFER_WRITE);
-            break;
-        case FD_DIR_READ:
-            dma_mode_ok = (dma_mode == ISADMA_TRANSFER_READ);
-            break;
-        case FD_DIR_VERIFY:
-            dma_mode_ok = true;
-            break;
-        default:
-            dma_mode_ok = false;
-            break;
-        }
-        if (dma_mode_ok) {
-            /* No access is allowed until DMA transfer has completed */
-            fdctrl->msr &= ~FD_MSR_RQM;
-            if (direction != FD_DIR_VERIFY) {
-                /* Now, we just have to wait for the DMA controller to
-                 * recall us...
-                 */
-                k->hold_DREQ(fdctrl->dma, fdctrl->dma_chann);
-                k->schedule(fdctrl->dma);
-            } else {
-                /* Start transfer */
-                fdctrl_transfer_handler(fdctrl, fdctrl->dma_chann, 0,
-                                        fdctrl->data_len);
-            }
-            return;
+
+        /* No access is allowed until DMA transfer has completed */
+        fdctrl->msr &= ~FD_MSR_RQM;
+        if (direction != FD_DIR_VERIFY) {
+            /*
+             * Now, we just have to wait for the DMA controller to
+             * recall us...
+             */
+            k->hold_DREQ(fdctrl->dma, fdctrl->dma_chann);
+            k->schedule(fdctrl->dma);
         } else {
-            FLOPPY_DPRINTF("bad dma_mode=%d direction=%d\n", dma_mode,
-                           direction);
+            /* Start transfer */
+            fdctrl_transfer_handler(fdctrl, fdctrl->dma_chann, 0,
+                    fdctrl->data_len);
         }
+        return;
     }
     FLOPPY_DPRINTF("start non-DMA transfer\n");
     fdctrl->msr |= FD_MSR_NONDMA | FD_MSR_RQM;
diff --git a/hw/dma/i8257.c b/hw/dma/i8257.c
index 792f617eb4..85dad3d391 100644
--- a/hw/dma/i8257.c
+++ b/hw/dma/i8257.c
@@ -292,12 +292,6 @@ static uint64_t i8257_read_cont(void *opaque, hwaddr nport, unsigned size)
     return val;
 }
 
-static IsaDmaTransferMode i8257_dma_get_transfer_mode(IsaDma *obj, int nchan)
-{
-    I8257State *d = I8257(obj);
-    return (d->regs[nchan & 3].mode >> 2) & 3;
-}
-
 static bool i8257_dma_has_autoinitialization(IsaDma *obj, int nchan)
 {
     I8257State *d = I8257(obj);
@@ -400,6 +394,11 @@ static void i8257_dma_register_channel(IsaDma *obj, int nchan,
     r->opaque = opaque;
 }
 
+static bool i8257_is_verify_transfer(I8257Regs *r)
+{
+    return (r->mode & 0x0c) == 0;
+}
+
 static int i8257_dma_read_memory(IsaDma *obj, int nchan, void *buf, int pos,
                                  int len)
 {
@@ -407,6 +406,10 @@ static int i8257_dma_read_memory(IsaDma *obj, int nchan, void *buf, int pos,
     I8257Regs *r = &d->regs[nchan & 3];
     hwaddr addr = ((r->pageh & 0x7f) << 24) | (r->page << 16) | r->now[ADDR];
 
+    if (i8257_is_verify_transfer(r)) {
+        return len;
+    }
+
     if (r->mode & 0x20) {
         int i;
         uint8_t *p = buf;
@@ -431,6 +434,10 @@ static int i8257_dma_write_memory(IsaDma *obj, int nchan, void *buf, int pos,
     I8257Regs *r = &s->regs[nchan & 3];
     hwaddr addr = ((r->pageh & 0x7f) << 24) | (r->page << 16) | r->now[ADDR];
 
+    if (i8257_is_verify_transfer(r)) {
+        return len;
+    }
+
     if (r->mode & 0x20) {
         int i;
         uint8_t *p = buf;
@@ -597,7 +604,6 @@ static void i8257_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_i8257;
     dc->props = i8257_properties;
 
-    idc->get_transfer_mode = i8257_dma_get_transfer_mode;
     idc->has_autoinitialization = i8257_dma_has_autoinitialization;
     idc->read_memory = i8257_dma_read_memory;
     idc->write_memory = i8257_dma_write_memory;
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/isa.h b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
index 018ada4f6f..f516e253c5 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/isa.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ typedef int (*IsaDmaTransferHandler)(void *opaque, int nchan, int pos,
 typedef struct IsaDmaClass {
     InterfaceClass parent;
 
-    IsaDmaTransferMode (*get_transfer_mode)(IsaDma *obj, int nchan);
     bool (*has_autoinitialization)(IsaDma *obj, int nchan);
     int (*read_memory)(IsaDma *obj, int nchan, void *buf, int pos, int len);
     int (*write_memory)(IsaDma *obj, int nchan, void *buf, int pos, int len);
