diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 4b0f1ae31a4..e30d8fe4e4b 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1461,10 +1461,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 		nomsi		[MSI] If the PCI_MSI kernel config parameter is
 				enabled, this kernel boot option can be used to
 				disable the use of MSI interrupts system-wide.
-		nosort		[X86-32] Don't sort PCI devices according to
-				order given by the PCI BIOS. This sorting is
-				done to get a device order compatible with
-				older kernels.
 		biosirq		[X86-32] Use PCI BIOS calls to get the interrupt
 				routing table. These calls are known to be buggy
 				on several machines and they hang the machine
diff --git a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
index 7481797ab38..0c7bf39dc72 100644
--- a/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
+++ b/arch/frv/mb93090-mb00/pci-frv.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_BIOS		0x0001
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF1		0x0002
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF2		0x0004
-#define PCI_NO_SORT		0x0100
-#define PCI_BIOS_SORT		0x0200
 #define PCI_NO_CHECKS		0x0400
 #define PCI_ASSIGN_ROMS		0x1000
 #define PCI_BIOS_IRQ_SCAN	0x2000
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
index 84634fa3bce..9763d1ce343 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/unit-asb2305/pci-asb2305.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_BIOS 1
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF1 2
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF2 4
-#define PCI_NO_SORT 0x100
-#define PCI_BIOS_SORT 0x200
 #define PCI_NO_CHECKS 0x400
 #define PCI_ASSIGN_ROMS 0x1000
 #define PCI_BIOS_IRQ_SCAN 0x2000
diff --git a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
index 07e29506080..a83dcf70c13 100644
--- a/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
+++ b/arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh4.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_BIOS		1
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF1		2
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF2		4
-#define PCI_NO_SORT		0x100
-#define PCI_BIOS_SORT		0x200
 #define PCI_NO_CHECKS		0x400
 #define PCI_ASSIGN_ROMS		0x1000
 #define PCI_BIOS_IRQ_SCAN	0x2000
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/common.c b/arch/x86/pci/common.c
index 7b6e3bb9b28..c9ff4ff6673 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/common.c
@@ -427,10 +427,6 @@ static int __init pcibios_init(void)
 
 	if (pci_bf_sort >= pci_force_bf)
 		pci_sort_breadthfirst();
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_BIOS
-	if ((pci_probe & PCI_BIOS_SORT) && !(pci_probe & PCI_NO_SORT))
-		pcibios_sort();
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -455,9 +451,6 @@ char * __devinit  pcibios_setup(char *str)
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "nobios")) {
 		pci_probe &= ~PCI_PROBE_BIOS;
 		return NULL;
-	} else if (!strcmp(str, "nosort")) {
-		pci_probe |= PCI_NO_SORT;
-		return NULL;
 	} else if (!strcmp(str, "biosirq")) {
 		pci_probe |= PCI_BIOS_IRQ_SCAN;
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/pcbios.c b/arch/x86/pci/pcbios.c
index 2f7109ac4c1..37472fc6f72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/pcbios.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/pcbios.c
@@ -152,28 +152,6 @@ static int __devinit check_pcibios(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __devinit pci_bios_find_device (unsigned short vendor, unsigned short device_id,
-					unsigned short index, unsigned char *bus, unsigned char *device_fn)
-{
-	unsigned short bx;
-	unsigned short ret;
-
-	__asm__("lcall *(%%edi); cld\n\t"
-		"jc 1f\n\t"
-		"xor %%ah, %%ah\n"
-		"1:"
-		: "=b" (bx),
-		  "=a" (ret)
-		: "1" (PCIBIOS_FIND_PCI_DEVICE),
-		  "c" (device_id),
-		  "d" (vendor),
-		  "S" ((int) index),
-		  "D" (&pci_indirect));
-	*bus = (bx >> 8) & 0xff;
-	*device_fn = bx & 0xff;
-	return (int) (ret & 0xff00) >> 8;
-}
-
 static int pci_bios_read(unsigned int seg, unsigned int bus,
 			 unsigned int devfn, int reg, int len, u32 *value)
 {
@@ -363,55 +341,6 @@ static struct pci_raw_ops * __devinit pci_find_bios(void)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Sort the device list according to PCI BIOS. Nasty hack, but since some
- * fool forgot to define the `correct' device order in the PCI BIOS specs
- * and we want to be (possibly bug-to-bug ;-]) compatible with older kernels
- * which used BIOS ordering, we are bound to do this...
- */
-
-void __devinit pcibios_sort(void)
-{
-	LIST_HEAD(sorted_devices);
-	struct list_head *ln;
-	struct pci_dev *dev, *d;
-	int idx, found;
-	unsigned char bus, devfn;
-
-	DBG("PCI: Sorting device list...\n");
-	while (!list_empty(&pci_devices)) {
-		ln = pci_devices.next;
-		dev = pci_dev_g(ln);
-		idx = found = 0;
-		while (pci_bios_find_device(dev->vendor, dev->device, idx, &bus, &devfn) == PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL) {
-			idx++;
-			list_for_each(ln, &pci_devices) {
-				d = pci_dev_g(ln);
-				if (d->bus->number == bus && d->devfn == devfn) {
-					list_move_tail(&d->global_list, &sorted_devices);
-					if (d == dev)
-						found = 1;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (ln == &pci_devices) {
-				printk(KERN_WARNING "PCI: BIOS reporting unknown device %02x:%02x\n", bus, devfn);
-				/*
-				 * We must not continue scanning as several buggy BIOSes
-				 * return garbage after the last device. Grr.
-				 */
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		if (!found) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "PCI: Device %s not found by BIOS\n",
-				pci_name(dev));
-			list_move_tail(&dev->global_list, &sorted_devices);
-		}
-	}
-	list_splice(&sorted_devices, &pci_devices);
-}
-
 /*
  *  BIOS Functions for IRQ Routing
  */
@@ -495,7 +424,6 @@ void __init pci_pcbios_init(void)
 {
 	if ((pci_probe & PCI_PROBE_BIOS) 
 		&& ((raw_pci_ops = pci_find_bios()))) {
-		pci_probe |= PCI_BIOS_SORT;
 		pci_bios_present = 1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/pci.h b/arch/x86/pci/pci.h
index 3431518d921..02b016a9842 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/pci.h
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/pci.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_MASK		0x000f
 #define PCI_PROBE_NOEARLY	0x0010
 
-#define PCI_NO_SORT		0x0100
-#define PCI_BIOS_SORT		0x0200
 #define PCI_NO_CHECKS		0x0400
 #define PCI_USE_PIRQ_MASK	0x0800
 #define PCI_ASSIGN_ROMS		0x1000
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ extern int pci_direct_probe(void);
 extern void pci_direct_init(int type);
 extern void pci_pcbios_init(void);
 extern void pci_mmcfg_init(int type);
-extern void pcibios_sort(void);
 
 /* pci-mmconfig.c */
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sh/mpc1211/pci.h b/include/asm-sh/mpc1211/pci.h
index 5d3712c3a70..d9162c5ed76 100644
--- a/include/asm-sh/mpc1211/pci.h
+++ b/include/asm-sh/mpc1211/pci.h
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #define PCI_PROBE_BIOS    1
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF1   2
 #define PCI_PROBE_CONF2   4
-#define PCI_NO_SORT       0x100
-#define PCI_BIOS_SORT     0x200
 #define PCI_NO_CHECKS     0x400
 #define PCI_ASSIGN_ROMS   0x1000
 #define PCI_BIOS_IRQ_SCAN 0x2000