diff --git a/misc/util.c b/misc/util.c
index 40c8858..7f413ee 100644
--- a/misc/util.c
+++ b/misc/util.c
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_H
 #include <errno.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_MAJOR_H
-#include <linux/major.h>
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #endif
@@ -104,36 +101,6 @@ void check_plausibility(const char *device)
 		proceed_question();
 		return;
 	}
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_MAJOR_H
-#ifndef MAJOR
-#define MAJOR(dev)	((dev)>>8)
-#define MINOR(dev)	((dev) & 0xff)
-#endif
-#ifndef SCSI_BLK_MAJOR
-#ifdef SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR
-#ifdef SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR
-#define SCSI_DISK_MAJOR(M) ((M) == SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR || \
-  ((M) >= SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR && (M) <= SCSI_DISK7_MAJOR) || \
-  ((M) >= SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR && (M) <= SCSI_DISK15_MAJOR))
-#else
-#define SCSI_DISK_MAJOR(M) ((M) == SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR || \
-  ((M) >= SCSI_DISK1_MAJOR && (M) <= SCSI_DISK7_MAJOR))
-#endif /* defined(SCSI_DISK8_MAJOR) */
-#define SCSI_BLK_MAJOR(M) (SCSI_DISK_MAJOR((M)) || (M) == SCSI_CDROM_MAJOR)
-#else
-#define SCSI_BLK_MAJOR(M)  ((M) == SCSI_DISK_MAJOR || (M) == SCSI_CDROM_MAJOR)
-#endif /* defined(SCSI_DISK0_MAJOR) */
-#endif /* defined(SCSI_BLK_MAJOR) */
-	if (((MAJOR(s.st_rdev) == HD_MAJOR &&
-	      MINOR(s.st_rdev)%64 == 0) ||
-	     (SCSI_BLK_MAJOR(MAJOR(s.st_rdev)) &&
-	      MINOR(s.st_rdev)%16 == 0))) {
-		printf(_("%s is entire device, not just one partition!\n"),
-		       device);
-		proceed_question();
-	}
-#endif
 }
 
 void check_mount(const char *device, int force, const char *type)