diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index b0a574c534c4..2c627deedc1f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ static int sd_resume(struct device *dev)
 static int sd_resume_common(struct device *dev, bool runtime)
 {
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!sdkp)	/* E.g.: runtime resume at the start of sd_probe() */
 		return 0;
@@ -3978,11 +3978,8 @@ static int sd_resume_common(struct device *dev, bool runtime)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!sdkp->device->no_start_on_resume) {
-		sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Starting disk\n");
-		ret = sd_start_stop_device(sdkp, 1);
-	}
-
+	sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Starting disk\n");
+	ret = sd_start_stop_device(sdkp, 1);
 	if (!ret) {
 		sd_resume(dev);
 		sdkp->suspended = false;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 9c8b6f611330..c38f4fe5e64c 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned use_192_bytes_for_3f:1; /* ask for 192 bytes from page 0x3f */
 	unsigned no_start_on_add:1;	/* do not issue start on add */
 	unsigned allow_restart:1; /* issue START_UNIT in error handler */
-	unsigned no_start_on_resume:1; /* Do not issue START_STOP_UNIT on resume */
 	unsigned start_stop_pwr_cond:1;	/* Set power cond. in START_STOP_UNIT */
 	unsigned no_uld_attach:1; /* disable connecting to upper level drivers */
 	unsigned select_no_atn:1;