diff --git a/include/cdio/cdda.h b/include/cdio/cdda.h
index e39ca041..cb7a7d39 100644
--- a/include/cdio/cdda.h
+++ b/include/cdio/cdda.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  $Id: cdda.h,v 1.20 2005/04/28 01:25:53 rocky Exp $
+  $Id: cdda.h,v 1.21 2005/04/30 07:15:51 rocky Exp $
 
   Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
   Copyright (C) 2001 Xiph.org
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ struct cdrom_drive_s {
 
   int is_atapi;
   int is_mmc;
-  int is_scsi;
 
   int i_test_flags; /**< Normally set 0. But if we are testing
 		       paranoia operation this can be set to one of
diff --git a/lib/cdda_interface/interface.c b/lib/cdda_interface/interface.c
index 722707f6..731f08fc 100644
--- a/lib/cdda_interface/interface.c
+++ b/lib/cdda_interface/interface.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  $Id: interface.c,v 1.23 2005/04/28 01:25:53 rocky Exp $
+  $Id: interface.c,v 1.24 2005/04/30 07:15:51 rocky Exp $
 
   Copyright (C) 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
   Copyright (C) 1998 Monty xiphmont@mit.edu
@@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ cdio_cddap_open(cdrom_drive_t *d)
   /*  d->select_speed(d,d->maxspeed); most drives are full speed by default */
 
   if ( -1 == d->bigendianp ) {
-    if (1 != d->is_scsi && yep == cdio_have_atapi(d->p_cdio))
-      /* Is this right? */
-      d->bigendianp = 1;
-    else
-      d->bigendianp = data_bigendianp(d);
+    d->bigendianp = data_bigendianp(d);
   }
   
 
diff --git a/lib/cdda_interface/scan_devices.c b/lib/cdda_interface/scan_devices.c
index 6948a3ab..0ff2147a 100644
--- a/lib/cdda_interface/scan_devices.c
+++ b/lib/cdda_interface/scan_devices.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  $Id: scan_devices.c,v 1.27 2005/04/28 01:25:53 rocky Exp $
+  $Id: scan_devices.c,v 1.28 2005/04/30 07:15:51 rocky Exp $
 
   Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
   Copyright (C) 1998 Monty xiphmont@mit.edu
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ cdda_identify_device_cdio(CdIo_t *p_cdio, const char *psz_device,
 {
   cdrom_drive_t *d=NULL;
   int drive_type = 0;
-  int is_scsi    = -1;
   char *description=NULL;
 #ifdef HAVE_LINUX_MAJOR_H
   struct stat st;
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ cdda_identify_device_cdio(CdIo_t *p_cdio, const char *psz_device,
       case IDE3_MAJOR:
 	/* Yay, ATAPI... */
 	description=strdup("ATAPI compatible ");
-	is_scsi = 0;
 	break;
       case CDU31A_CDROM_MAJOR:
 	/* major indicates this is a cdrom; no ping necessary. */
@@ -275,7 +273,6 @@ cdda_identify_device_cdio(CdIo_t *p_cdio, const char *psz_device,
       case SCSI_GENERIC_MAJOR: 
 	/* Nope nope nope */
 	description=strdup("SCSI CD-ROM");
-	is_scsi = 1;
 	break;
       default:
 	/* What the hell is this? */
@@ -294,7 +291,6 @@ cdda_identify_device_cdio(CdIo_t *p_cdio, const char *psz_device,
   d->p_cdio           = p_cdio;
   d->cdda_device_name = strdup(psz_device);
   d->drive_type       = drive_type;
-  d->is_scsi          = is_scsi;
   d->bigendianp       = -1; /* We don't know yet... */
   d->nsectors         = -1; /* We don't know yet... */
   d->b_swap_bytes     = true;