diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/Makefile b/drivers/staging/easycap/Makefile
index 977e1535667d..226a7795a1db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/Makefile
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ ccflags-y += -DEASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_DEVICE_H
 ccflags-y += -DEASYCAP_NEEDS_V4L2_FOPS
 ccflags-y += -DEASYCAP_NEEDS_UNLOCKED_IOCTL
 ccflags-y += -DEASYCAP_NEEDS_ALSA
-ccflags-y += -DEASYCAP_NEEDS_CARD_CREATE
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
index 8d1c0620344d..4bfaf06fb32a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound.c
@@ -107,21 +107,12 @@ if (true == peasycap->microphone) {
 	peasycap->alsa_hardware.rate_max = 48000;
 }
 
-#if defined(EASYCAP_NEEDS_CARD_CREATE)
 	if (0 != snd_card_create(SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, "easycap_alsa",
 					THIS_MODULE, 0,
 					&psnd_card)) {
 		SAY("ERROR: Cannot do ALSA snd_card_create()\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-#else
-	psnd_card = snd_card_new(SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, "easycap_alsa",
-							THIS_MODULE, 0);
-	if (NULL == psnd_card) {
-		SAY("ERROR: Cannot do ALSA snd_card_new()\n");
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
-#endif /*EASYCAP_NEEDS_CARD_CREATE*/
 
 	sprintf(&psnd_card->id[0], "EasyALSA%i", peasycap->minor);
 	strcpy(&psnd_card->driver[0], EASYCAP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION);