diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
index acb03172a8878935b57062a399f257379e1cc930..2b96047c29831e70fe6b6119a4cb97e2833548af 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static int _tm6000_start_audio_dma(struct snd_tm6000_card *chip)
 
 	tm6000_set_audio_bitrate(core, 48000);
 
-	tm6000_set_reg(core, TM6010_REQ08_R01_A_INIT, 0x80);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -101,8 +100,6 @@ static int _tm6000_stop_audio_dma(struct snd_tm6000_card *chip)
 	/* Disables audio */
 	tm6000_set_reg_mask(core, TM6010_REQ07_RCC_ACTIVE_VIDEO_IF, 0x00, 0x40);
 
-	tm6000_set_reg(core, TM6010_REQ08_R01_A_INIT, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 }