diff --git a/sys/i386/include/qcam.h b/sys/i386/include/qcam.h
index 9f28ccc7a34..62781e0e62e 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/qcam.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/qcam.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define QC_GET	_IOR('S', 1, struct qcam)	/* get parameter structure */
 #define QC_SET	_IOW('S', 2, struct qcam)	/* set parameter structure */
 
-#define	QC_IOCTL_VERSION	1		/* version of the structure */
+#define	QC_IOCTL_VERSION	2		/* version of the structure */
 
 struct qcam {
 	int	qc_version;			/* version of qcam structure */
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct qcam {
 	int	qc_xorigin;			/* x origin */
 	int	qc_yorigin;			/* y origin */
 	int	qc_bpp;				/* bits per pixel (4 or 6) */
-	int	qc_mode;			/* transfer mode */
 	int	qc_zoom;			/* zoom mode */
 	u_char	qc_brightness;			/* 0..255 */
 	u_char	qc_whitebalance;		/* 0..255 */
@@ -60,12 +59,6 @@ struct qcam {
 #define	QC_MAX_XSIZE		320		/* pixels */
 #define	QC_MAX_YSIZE		240		/* pixels */
 
-/*
- * mode flags
- */
-#define	QC_MODE_UNIDIR		0x00		/* old slower printer ports */
-#define	QC_MODE_BIDIR		0x01		/* bidirectional transfers */
-
 /*
  * zoom flags
  */
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/qcam.c b/sys/i386/isa/qcam.c
index 8cd4daf06f9..2f5ed142ac5 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/qcam.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/qcam.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static struct kern_devconf kdc_qcam_template = {
 #define	QC_OPEN			0x01		/* device open */
 #define	QC_ALIVE		0x02		/* probed and attached */
 #define	QC_BIDIR_HW		0x04		/* bidir parallel port */
-#define	QC_BIDIR_REQ		0x08		/* bidir xfer requested */
 
 #define	QC_MAXFRAMEBUFSIZE	(QC_MAX_XSIZE*QC_MAX_YSIZE)
 
@@ -360,13 +359,9 @@ qcam_xferparms (struct qcam_softc *qs)
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX the && qs->bpp==6 is a temporary hack because we don't
-	 *     have code for doing 4bpp bidirectional transfers yet
-	 *     ...soon, my son.
+	 *     have code for doing 4bpp bidirectional transfers yet.
 	 */
-
-	bidir = (((qs->flags & (QC_BIDIR_HW|QC_BIDIR_REQ)) ==
-			       (QC_BIDIR_HW|QC_BIDIR_REQ)) &&
-		 (qs->bpp == 6));
+	bidir = (qs->flags & QC_BIDIR_HW) && (qs->bpp == 6);
 
 	if (bidir)
 		qs->xferparms |= QC_XFER_BIDIR;
@@ -631,11 +626,6 @@ qcam_ioctl (dev_t dev, int cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct proc *p)
 		info->qc_brightness	= qs->brightness;
 		info->qc_whitebalance	= qs->whitebalance;
 		info->qc_contrast	= qs->contrast;
-
-		if (qs->flags & QC_BIDIR_REQ)
-			info->qc_mode	= QC_MODE_BIDIR;
-		else
-			info->qc_mode	= QC_MODE_UNIDIR;
 		break;
 
 	case QC_SET:
@@ -655,9 +645,6 @@ qcam_ioctl (dev_t dev, int cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct proc *p)
 		    info->qc_contrast     > UCHAR_MAX)
 			return EINVAL;
 
-		if (info->qc_mode & ~QC_MODE_BIDIR)
-			return EINVAL;
-
 		/* version check */
 		if (info->qc_version != QC_IOCTL_VERSION)
 			return EINVAL;
@@ -672,11 +659,6 @@ qcam_ioctl (dev_t dev, int cmd, caddr_t data, int flag, struct proc *p)
 		qs->whitebalance  = info->qc_whitebalance;
 		qs->contrast	  = info->qc_contrast;
 
-		if (info->qc_mode & QC_MODE_BIDIR)
-			qs->flags |= QC_BIDIR_REQ;
-		else
-			qs->flags &= ~QC_BIDIR_REQ;
-
 		/* request initialization before next scan pass */
 		qs->init_req = 1;
 		break;