diff --git a/src/i830_driver.c b/src/i830_driver.c
index 99a4c29b..20541e0f 100644
--- a/src/i830_driver.c
+++ b/src/i830_driver.c
@@ -657,27 +657,6 @@ SetPipeAccess(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
    return TRUE;
 }
 
-static Bool
-I830Set640x480(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
-{
-   I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(pScrn);
-   int m = 0x30; /* 640x480 8bpp */
-
-   switch (pScrn->depth) {
-   case 15:
-	 m = 0x40;
-	 break;
-   case 16:
-	 m = 0x41;
-	 break;
-   case 24:
-	 m = 0x50;
-	 break;
-   }
-   m |= (1 << 15) | (1 << 14);
-   return VBESetVBEMode(pI830->pVbe, m, NULL);
-}
-
 static Bool
 GetBIOSVersion(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, unsigned int *version)
 {
@@ -4542,7 +4521,7 @@ I830BIOSEnterVT(int scrnIndex, int flags)
       */
      /* Check Pipe conf registers or possibly HTOTAL/VTOTAL for 0x00000000)*/
       CARD32 temp = pI830->pipe ? INREG(PIPEBCONF) : INREG(PIPEACONF);
-      if (!I830Set640x480(pScrn) || !(temp & 0x80000000)) {
+      if (temp & 0x80000000) {
          xf86Int10InfoPtr pInt;
 
          xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,