diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
index 9b8771eb31d4..243403081fa5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
@@ -369,26 +369,6 @@ static int cxusb_aver_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int onoff)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cxusb_read_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-				  enum fe_status *status)
-{
-	struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap = (struct dvb_usb_adapter *)fe->dvb->priv;
-	struct cxusb_state *state = (struct cxusb_state *)adap->dev->priv;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = state->fe_read_status(fe, status);
-
-	/* it need resync slave fifo when signal change from unlock to lock.*/
-	if ((*status & FE_HAS_LOCK) && (!state->last_lock)) {
-		mutex_lock(&state->stream_mutex);
-		cxusb_streaming_ctrl(adap, 1);
-		mutex_unlock(&state->stream_mutex);
-	}
-
-	state->last_lock = (*status & FE_HAS_LOCK) ? 1 : 0;
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void cxusb_d680_dmb_drain_message(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 {
 	int       ep = d->props.generic_bulk_ctrl_endpoint;
@@ -1392,12 +1372,6 @@ static int cxusb_mygica_t230_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 
 	st->i2c_client_tuner = client_tuner;
 
-	/* hook fe: need to resync the slave fifo when signal locks. */
-	mutex_init(&st->stream_mutex);
-	st->last_lock = 0;
-	st->fe_read_status = adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.read_status;
-	adap->fe_adap[0].fe->ops.read_status = cxusb_read_status;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
index 66429d7f69b5..18acda19527a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.h
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ struct cxusb_state {
 	struct i2c_client *i2c_client_tuner;
 
 	unsigned char data[MAX_XFER_SIZE];
-
-	struct mutex stream_mutex;
-	u8 last_lock;
-	int (*fe_read_status)(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-		enum fe_status *status);
 };
 
 #endif