diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
index fd0fb8cf7cb9..caf49a609166 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/omap-serial.c
@@ -702,11 +702,7 @@ serial_omap_configure_xonxoff
 	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, up->mcr | UART_MCR_TCRTLR);
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_B);
 	serial_out(up, UART_TI752_TCR, OMAP_UART_TCR_TRIG);
-	/* Enable special char function UARTi.EFR_REG[5] and
-	 * load the new software flow control mode IXON or IXOFF
-	 * and restore the UARTi.EFR_REG[4] ENHANCED_EN value.
-	 */
-	serial_out(up, UART_EFR, up->efr | UART_EFR_SCD);
+
 	serial_out(up, UART_LCR, UART_LCR_CONF_MODE_A);
 
 	serial_out(up, UART_MCR, up->mcr & ~UART_MCR_TCRTLR);