diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_pcm.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_pcm.c
index 71b6ede31bb2..530db7a7844c 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_pcm.c
@@ -185,33 +185,8 @@ pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-pcm_capture_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-		      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
-{
-	struct snd_bebob *bebob = substream->private_data;
-	int err;
-
-	err = snd_pcm_lib_alloc_vmalloc_buffer(substream,
-					       params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	if (substream->runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
-		unsigned int rate = params_rate(hw_params);
-
-		mutex_lock(&bebob->mutex);
-		err = snd_bebob_stream_reserve_duplex(bebob, rate);
-		if (err >= 0)
-			++bebob->substreams_counter;
-		mutex_unlock(&bebob->mutex);
-	}
-
-	return err;
-}
-static int
-pcm_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-		       struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
+static int pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
 {
 	struct snd_bebob *bebob = substream->private_data;
 	int err;
@@ -234,23 +209,7 @@ pcm_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int
-pcm_capture_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_bebob *bebob = substream->private_data;
-
-	if (substream->runtime->status->state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
-		mutex_lock(&bebob->mutex);
-		bebob->substreams_counter--;
-		mutex_unlock(&bebob->mutex);
-	}
-
-	snd_bebob_stream_stop_duplex(bebob);
-
-	return snd_pcm_lib_free_vmalloc_buffer(substream);
-}
-static int
-pcm_playback_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+static int pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_bebob *bebob = substream->private_data;
 
@@ -360,8 +319,8 @@ int snd_bebob_create_pcm_devices(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 		.open		= pcm_open,
 		.close		= pcm_close,
 		.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-		.hw_params	= pcm_capture_hw_params,
-		.hw_free	= pcm_capture_hw_free,
+		.hw_params	= pcm_hw_params,
+		.hw_free	= pcm_hw_free,
 		.prepare	= pcm_capture_prepare,
 		.trigger	= pcm_capture_trigger,
 		.pointer	= pcm_capture_pointer,
@@ -372,8 +331,8 @@ int snd_bebob_create_pcm_devices(struct snd_bebob *bebob)
 		.open		= pcm_open,
 		.close		= pcm_close,
 		.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-		.hw_params	= pcm_playback_hw_params,
-		.hw_free	= pcm_playback_hw_free,
+		.hw_params	= pcm_hw_params,
+		.hw_free	= pcm_hw_free,
 		.prepare	= pcm_playback_prepare,
 		.trigger	= pcm_playback_trigger,
 		.pointer	= pcm_playback_pointer,