1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
index d4b4e0d0fee8..bac2dc0c5d85 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c
@@ -4100,13 +4100,6 @@ static int snd_hdspm_capture_release(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_hdspm_hwdep_dummy_op(struct snd_hwdep * hw, struct file *file)
-{
-        /* we have nothing to initialize but the call is required */
-        return 0;
-}
-
-
 static int snd_hdspm_hwdep_ioctl(struct snd_hwdep * hw, struct file *file,
                                  unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -4213,9 +4206,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_hdspm_create_hwdep(struct snd_card *card,
         hw->private_data = hdspm;
         strcpy(hw->name, "HDSPM hwdep interface");
 
-        hw->ops.open = snd_hdspm_hwdep_dummy_op;
         hw->ops.ioctl = snd_hdspm_hwdep_ioctl;
-        hw->ops.release = snd_hdspm_hwdep_dummy_op;
 
         return 0;
 }