2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-alsa.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
index 316b106c351..03feb5b49e1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-alsa.c
@@ -690,10 +690,8 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, cx88_audio_pci_tbl);
 static int snd_cx88_free(snd_cx88_card_t *chip)
 {
 
-        if (chip->irq >= 0){
-                synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                 free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
-        }
 
         cx88_core_put(chip->core,chip->pci);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
index 047add8f301..ec6bdb9680a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
@@ -954,10 +954,8 @@ static void snd_saa7134_free(struct snd_card * card)
         if (chip->dev->dmasound.priv_data == NULL)
                 return;
 
-        if (chip->irq >= 0) {
-                synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
+        if (chip->irq >= 0)
                 free_irq(chip->irq, &chip->dev->dmasound);
-        }
 
         chip->dev->dmasound.priv_data = NULL;