diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index b91cfaf033aa..a5a0bdeba857 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -807,30 +807,6 @@ static int scsi_add_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result,
 		sdev->removable = (inq_result[1] & 0x80) >> 7;
 	}
 
-	switch (sdev->type) {
-	case TYPE_RBC:
-	case TYPE_TAPE:
-	case TYPE_DISK:
-	case TYPE_PRINTER:
-	case TYPE_MOD:
-	case TYPE_PROCESSOR:
-	case TYPE_SCANNER:
-	case TYPE_MEDIUM_CHANGER:
-	case TYPE_ENCLOSURE:
-	case TYPE_COMM:
-	case TYPE_RAID:
-	case TYPE_OSD:
-		sdev->writeable = 1;
-		break;
-	case TYPE_ROM:
-	case TYPE_WORM:
-		sdev->writeable = 0;
-		break;
-	default:
-		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev, "unknown device type %d\n",
-			    sdev->type);
-	}
-
 	if (sdev->type == TYPE_RBC || sdev->type == TYPE_ROM) {
 		/* RBC and MMC devices can return SCSI-3 compliance and yet
 		 * still not support REPORT LUNS, so make them act as
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 3663e38ba4df..377a5206017e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -992,9 +992,6 @@ static int sd_setup_read_write_cmnd(struct scsi_cmnd *SCpnt)
 		}
 	}
 	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
-		if (!sdp->writeable) {
-			goto out;
-		}
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = WRITE_6;
 
 		if (blk_integrity_rq(rq))
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index cce4771281d9..7eeb93627beb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int sr_init_command(struct scsi_cmnd *SCpnt)
 	}
 
 	if (rq_data_dir(rq) == WRITE) {
-		if (!cd->device->writeable)
+		if (!cd->writeable)
 			goto out;
 		SCpnt->cmnd[0] = WRITE_10;
 		cd->cdi.media_written = 1;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void get_capabilities(struct scsi_cd *cd)
 	 */
 	if ((cd->cdi.mask & (CDC_DVD_RAM | CDC_MRW_W | CDC_RAM | CDC_CD_RW)) !=
 			(CDC_DVD_RAM | CDC_MRW_W | CDC_RAM | CDC_CD_RW)) {
-		cd->device->writeable = 1;
+		cd->writeable = 1;
 	}
 
 	kfree(buffer);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.h b/drivers/scsi/sr.h
index 5334e988480d..1d1f6f416c59 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ typedef struct scsi_cd {
 	struct scsi_device *device;
 	unsigned int vendor;	/* vendor code, see sr_vendor.c         */
 	unsigned long ms_offset;	/* for reading multisession-CD's        */
+	unsigned writeable : 1;
 	unsigned use:1;		/* is this device still supportable     */
 	unsigned xa_flag:1;	/* CD has XA sectors ? */
 	unsigned readcd_known:1;	/* drive supports READ_CD (0xbe) */
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 0f853f2c9dc7..b895784e2313 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct scsi_device {
 				 * pass settings from slave_alloc to scsi
 				 * core. */
 	unsigned int eh_timeout; /* Error handling timeout */
-	unsigned writeable:1;
 	unsigned removable:1;
 	unsigned changed:1;	/* Data invalid due to media change */
 	unsigned busy:1;	/* Used to prevent races */