diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
index 060fcd4..2d1c626 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c
@@ -838,19 +838,9 @@ static void sci_transmit_chars(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	if (uart_circ_chars_pending(xmit) < WAKEUP_CHARS)
 		uart_write_wakeup(port);
-	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit)) {
+	if (uart_circ_empty(xmit))
 		sci_stop_tx(port);
-	} else {
-		ctrl = serial_port_in(port, SCSCR);
 
-		if (port->type != PORT_SCI) {
-			serial_port_in(port, SCxSR); /* Dummy read */
-			sci_clear_SCxSR(port, SCxSR_TDxE_CLEAR(port));
-		}
-
-		ctrl |= SCSCR_TIE;
-		serial_port_out(port, SCSCR, ctrl);
-	}
 }
 
 /* On SH3, SCIF may read end-of-break as a space->mark char */