diff --git a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
index 1754767..803995a 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
+++ b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
@@ -493,20 +493,8 @@ int testdram(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI) && defined(CFG_PCI_PRE_INIT)
 int pci_pre_init(struct pci_controller *hose)
 {
-	unsigned long strap;
 	unsigned long addr;
 
-	/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-	 *	Bamboo is always configured as the host & requires the
-	 *	PCI arbiter to be enabled.
-	 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	mfsdr(sdr_sdstp1, strap);
-	if ((strap & SDR0_SDSTP1_PAE_MASK) == 0) {
-		printf("PCI: SDR0_STRP1[PAE] not set.\n");
-		printf("PCI: Configuration aborted.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 	  | Set priority for all PLB3 devices to 0.
 	  | Set PLB3 arbiter to fair mode.
diff --git a/board/amcc/yellowstone/yellowstone.c b/board/amcc/yellowstone/yellowstone.c
index f3c689c..585f072 100644
--- a/board/amcc/yellowstone/yellowstone.c
+++ b/board/amcc/yellowstone/yellowstone.c
@@ -315,20 +315,8 @@ int testdram(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI) && defined(CFG_PCI_PRE_INIT)
 int pci_pre_init(struct pci_controller *hose)
 {
-	unsigned long strap;
 	unsigned long addr;
 
-	/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-	 *	Bamboo is always configured as the host & requires the
-	 *	PCI arbiter to be enabled.
-	 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	mfsdr(sdr_sdstp1, strap);
-	if ((strap & SDR0_SDSTP1_PAE_MASK) == 0) {
-		printf("PCI: SDR0_STRP1[PAE] not set.\n");
-		printf("PCI: Configuration aborted.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 	  | Set priority for all PLB3 devices to 0.
 	  | Set PLB3 arbiter to fair mode.
diff --git a/board/amcc/yosemite/yosemite.c b/board/amcc/yosemite/yosemite.c
index a5cf8b6..6694517 100644
--- a/board/amcc/yosemite/yosemite.c
+++ b/board/amcc/yosemite/yosemite.c
@@ -311,20 +311,8 @@ int testdram(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI) && defined(CFG_PCI_PRE_INIT)
 int pci_pre_init(struct pci_controller *hose)
 {
-	unsigned long strap;
 	unsigned long addr;
 
-	/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-	 *	Bamboo is always configured as the host & requires the
-	 *	PCI arbiter to be enabled.
-	 *--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	mfsdr(sdr_sdstp1, strap);
-	if ((strap & SDR0_SDSTP1_PAE_MASK) == 0) {
-		printf("PCI: SDR0_STRP1[PAE] not set.\n");
-		printf("PCI: Configuration aborted.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 	  | Set priority for all PLB3 devices to 0.
 	  | Set PLB3 arbiter to fair mode.