diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 2f259f249522..f63d8c6c2a33 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -199,15 +199,7 @@ int sr_media_change(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int slot)
 		/* check multisession offset etc */
 		sr_cd_check(cdi);
 
-		/* 
-		 * If the disk changed, the capacity will now be different,
-		 * so we force a re-read of this information 
-		 * Force 2048 for the sector size so that filesystems won't
-		 * be trying to use something that is too small if the disc
-		 * has changed.
-		 */
-		cd->needs_sector_size = 1;
-		cd->device->sector_size = 2048;
+		get_sectorsize(cd);
 	}
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -538,13 +530,6 @@ static int sr_open(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, int purpose)
 	if (!scsi_block_when_processing_errors(sdev))
 		goto error_out;
 
-	/*
-	 * If this device did not have media in the drive at boot time, then
-	 * we would have been unable to get the sector size.  Check to see if
-	 * this is the case, and try again.
-	 */
-	if (cd->needs_sector_size)
-		get_sectorsize(cd);
 	return 0;
 
 error_out:
@@ -604,7 +589,6 @@ static int sr_probe(struct device *dev)
 	cd->driver = &sr_template;
 	cd->disk = disk;
 	cd->capacity = 0x1fffff;
-	cd->needs_sector_size = 1;
 	cd->device->changed = 1;	/* force recheck CD type */
 	cd->use = 1;
 	cd->readcd_known = 0;
@@ -694,7 +678,6 @@ static void get_sectorsize(struct scsi_cd *cd)
 	if (the_result) {
 		cd->capacity = 0x1fffff;
 		sector_size = 2048;	/* A guess, just in case */
-		cd->needs_sector_size = 1;
 	} else {
 #if 0
 		if (cdrom_get_last_written(&cd->cdi,
@@ -727,7 +710,6 @@ static void get_sectorsize(struct scsi_cd *cd)
 			printk("%s: unsupported sector size %d.\n",
 			       cd->cdi.name, sector_size);
 			cd->capacity = 0;
-			cd->needs_sector_size = 1;
 		}
 
 		cd->device->sector_size = sector_size;
@@ -736,7 +718,6 @@ static void get_sectorsize(struct scsi_cd *cd)
 		 * Add this so that we have the ability to correctly gauge
 		 * what the device is capable of.
 		 */
-		cd->needs_sector_size = 0;
 		set_capacity(cd->disk, cd->capacity);
 	}
 
@@ -748,8 +729,7 @@ static void get_sectorsize(struct scsi_cd *cd)
 
 Enomem:
 	cd->capacity = 0x1fffff;
-	sector_size = 2048;	/* A guess, just in case */
-	cd->needs_sector_size = 1;
+	cd->device->sector_size = 2048;	/* A guess, just in case */
 	if (SRpnt)
 		scsi_release_request(SRpnt);
 	goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.h b/drivers/scsi/sr.h
index 0b3178007203..d2bcd99c272f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ typedef struct scsi_cd {
 	struct scsi_device *device;
 	unsigned int vendor;	/* vendor code, see sr_vendor.c         */
 	unsigned long ms_offset;	/* for reading multisession-CD's        */
-	unsigned needs_sector_size:1;	/* needs to get sector size */
 	unsigned use:1;		/* is this device still supportable     */
 	unsigned xa_flag:1;	/* CD has XA sectors ? */
 	unsigned readcd_known:1;	/* drive supports READ_CD (0xbe) */