diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index d72da85605..d45393c019 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -1025,9 +1025,6 @@ static void ncq_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     IDEState *ide_state = &ncq_tfs->drive->port.ifs[0];
 
     ncq_tfs->aiocb = NULL;
-    if (ret == -ECANCELED) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     if (ret < 0) {
         bool is_read = ncq_tfs->cmd == READ_FPDMA_QUEUED;
diff --git a/hw/ide/core.c b/hw/ide/core.c
index 38b6cdac87..e6e54c6c9a 100644
--- a/hw/ide/core.c
+++ b/hw/ide/core.c
@@ -723,9 +723,6 @@ static void ide_sector_read_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     s->pio_aiocb = NULL;
     s->status &= ~BUSY_STAT;
 
-    if (ret == -ECANCELED) {
-        return;
-    }
     if (ret != 0) {
         if (ide_handle_rw_error(s, -ret, IDE_RETRY_PIO |
                                 IDE_RETRY_READ)) {
@@ -841,10 +838,6 @@ static void ide_dma_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     uint64_t offset;
     bool stay_active = false;
 
-    if (ret == -ECANCELED) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (ret == -EINVAL) {
         ide_dma_error(s);
         return;
@@ -976,10 +969,6 @@ static void ide_sector_write_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
     IDEState *s = opaque;
     int n;
 
-    if (ret == -ECANCELED) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     s->pio_aiocb = NULL;
     s->status &= ~BUSY_STAT;
 
@@ -1059,9 +1048,6 @@ static void ide_flush_cb(void *opaque, int ret)
 
     s->pio_aiocb = NULL;
 
-    if (ret == -ECANCELED) {
-        return;
-    }
     if (ret < 0) {
         /* XXX: What sector number to set here? */
         if (ide_handle_rw_error(s, -ret, IDE_RETRY_FLUSH)) {