diff --git a/src/disk/hdc_xta.c b/src/disk/hdc_xta.c
index 43a615ba6..c821ef98d 100644
--- a/src/disk/hdc_xta.c
+++ b/src/disk/hdc_xta.c
@@ -625,12 +625,6 @@ do_send:
 		}
 		break;
 
-#if 0
-	case CMD_WRITE_VERIFY:
-		no_data = 1;
-		/*FALLTHROUGH*/
-#endif
-
 	case CMD_WRITE_SECTORS:
 		if (! drive->present) {
 			dev->comp |= COMP_ERR;
@@ -663,19 +657,14 @@ do_recv:
 				/* Ready to transfer the data in. */
 				dev->state = STATE_RDATA;
 				dev->buf_idx = 0;
-				if (no_data) {
-					/* Delay a bit, no actual transfer. */
+				if (dev->intr & DMA_ENA) {
+					/* DMA enabled. */
+					dev->buf_ptr = dev->sector_buf;
 					xta_set_callback(dev, HDC_TIME);
 				} else {
-					if (dev->intr & DMA_ENA) {
-						/* DMA enabled. */
-						dev->buf_ptr = dev->sector_buf;
-						xta_set_callback(dev, HDC_TIME);
-					} else {
-						/* No DMA, do PIO. */
-						dev->buf_ptr = dev->data;
-						dev->status |= STAT_REQ;
-					}
+					/* No DMA, do PIO. */
+					dev->buf_ptr = dev->data;
+					dev->status |= STAT_REQ;
 				}
 				break;