diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
index cb281ce089f937dc3d1fd1fe48fcfd4b1667461b..8f346d7da9c8defb12191c3addb12a118547b9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
@@ -204,18 +204,6 @@ static int snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_ivtv_pcm_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-		     unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
-{
-	struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	int ret;
-
-	snd_ivtv_lock(itvsc);
-	ret = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl(substream, cmd, arg);
-	snd_ivtv_unlock(itvsc);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int snd_ivtv_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
@@ -248,7 +236,6 @@ snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_ivtv_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 static const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_ops = {
 	.open		= snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open,
 	.close		= snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_close,
-	.ioctl		= snd_ivtv_pcm_ioctl,
 	.prepare	= snd_ivtv_pcm_prepare,
 	.trigger	= snd_ivtv_pcm_trigger,
 	.pointer	= snd_ivtv_pcm_pointer,