diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c b/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
index 5bf958e5b1d..1099bf7cf96 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ ide_startstop_t ide_do_devset(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 	err = setfunc(drive, *(int *)&rq->cmd[1]);
 	if (err)
 		rq->errors = err;
-	ide_complete_rq(drive, err, ide_rq_bytes(rq));
+	ide_complete_rq(drive, err, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
index 2b914197961..e9abf2c3c33 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static inline void ide_complete_drive_reset(ide_drive_t *drive, int err)
 	if (rq && blk_special_request(rq) && rq->cmd[0] == REQ_DRIVE_RESET) {
 		if (err <= 0 && rq->errors == 0)
 			rq->errors = -EIO;
-		ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? err : 0, ide_rq_bytes(rq));
+		ide_complete_rq(drive, err ? err : 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
index 8b3f204f7d7..fefbdfc8db0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ out_end:
 	drive->failed_pc = NULL;
 	if (blk_fs_request(rq) == 0 && rq->errors == 0)
 		rq->errors = -EIO;
-	ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, ide_rq_bytes(rq));
+	ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	return ide_stopped;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 95db5f03f6a..d5f3c77bead 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -112,16 +112,6 @@ void ide_complete_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_cmd *cmd, u8 stat, u8 err)
 	}
 }
 
-/* obsolete, blk_rq_bytes() should be used instead */
-unsigned int ide_rq_bytes(struct request *rq)
-{
-	if (blk_pc_request(rq))
-		return blk_rq_bytes(rq);
-	else
-		return blk_rq_cur_sectors(rq) << 9;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_rq_bytes);
-
 int ide_complete_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, int error, unsigned int nr_bytes)
 {
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
@@ -152,14 +142,14 @@ void ide_kill_rq(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq)
 
 	if ((media == ide_floppy || media == ide_tape) && drv_req) {
 		rq->errors = 0;
-		ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 	} else {
 		if (media == ide_tape)
 			rq->errors = IDE_DRV_ERROR_GENERAL;
 		else if (blk_fs_request(rq) == 0 && rq->errors == 0)
 			rq->errors = -EIO;
-		ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, ide_rq_bytes(rq));
 	}
+
+	ide_complete_rq(drive, -EIO, blk_rq_bytes(rq));
 }
 
 static void ide_tf_set_specify_cmd(ide_drive_t *drive, struct ide_taskfile *tf)
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index cf1f3888067..c6af7c44d46 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1062,7 +1062,6 @@ int generic_ide_ioctl(ide_drive_t *, struct block_device *, unsigned, unsigned l
 extern int ide_vlb_clk;
 extern int ide_pci_clk;
 
-unsigned int ide_rq_bytes(struct request *);
 int ide_end_rq(ide_drive_t *, struct request *, int, unsigned int);
 void ide_kill_rq(ide_drive_t *, struct request *);