diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index efe1b4761735..25c11ad34184 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -1635,36 +1635,24 @@ blkfront_closing(struct blkfront_info *info)
 static void blkfront_setup_discard(struct blkfront_info *info)
 {
 	int err;
-	char *type;
 	unsigned int discard_granularity;
 	unsigned int discard_alignment;
 	unsigned int discard_secure;
 
-	type = xenbus_read(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend, "type", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(type))
-		return;
-
-	info->feature_secdiscard = 0;
-	if (strncmp(type, "phy", 3) == 0) {
-		err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
-			"discard-granularity", "%u", &discard_granularity,
-			"discard-alignment", "%u", &discard_alignment,
-			NULL);
-		if (!err) {
-			info->feature_discard = 1;
-			info->discard_granularity = discard_granularity;
-			info->discard_alignment = discard_alignment;
-		}
-		err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
-			    "discard-secure", "%d", &discard_secure,
-			    NULL);
-		if (!err)
-			info->feature_secdiscard = discard_secure;
-
-	} else if (strncmp(type, "file", 4) == 0)
-		info->feature_discard = 1;
-
-	kfree(type);
+	info->feature_discard = 1;
+	err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
+		"discard-granularity", "%u", &discard_granularity,
+		"discard-alignment", "%u", &discard_alignment,
+		NULL);
+	if (!err) {
+		info->discard_granularity = discard_granularity;
+		info->discard_alignment = discard_alignment;
+	}
+	err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->otherend,
+		    "discard-secure", "%d", &discard_secure,
+		    NULL);
+	if (!err)
+		info->feature_secdiscard = !!discard_secure;
 }
 
 static int blkfront_setup_indirect(struct blkfront_info *info)