diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
index fdb7d1a78b3b..0f6a52954c01 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
@@ -1299,8 +1299,6 @@ unsigned char XGIInitNew(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	outb(0x67, (pVBInfo->BaseAddr + 0x12)); /* 3c2 <- 67 ,ynlai */
 
-	pVBInfo->ISXPDOS = 0;
-
 	pVBInfo->P3c4 = pVBInfo->BaseAddr + 0x14;
 	pVBInfo->P3d4 = pVBInfo->BaseAddr + 0x24;
 	pVBInfo->P3c0 = pVBInfo->BaseAddr + 0x10;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
index 76d3fe1cb57a..0ed8036a7777 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
@@ -4872,9 +4872,7 @@ static void XGI_SetGroup4(unsigned short ModeNo, unsigned short ModeIdIndex,
 	}
 	/* end 301b */
 
-	if (pVBInfo->ISXPDOS == 0)
-		XGI_SetCRT2VCLK(ModeNo, ModeIdIndex, RefreshRateTableIndex,
-				pVBInfo);
+	XGI_SetCRT2VCLK(ModeNo, ModeIdIndex, RefreshRateTableIndex, pVBInfo);
 }
 
 static void XGINew_EnableCRT2(struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_struct.h b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_struct.h
index 32eecf670257..70158c2c68af 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_struct.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_struct.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ struct XGI301C_Tap4TimingStruct {
 };
 
 struct vb_device_info {
-	unsigned char  ISXPDOS;
 	unsigned long   P3c4, P3d4, P3c0, P3ce, P3c2, P3cc;
 	unsigned long   P3ca, P3c6, P3c7, P3c8, P3c9, P3da;
 	unsigned long   Part0Port, Part1Port, Part2Port;