diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
index 9fb0ea5c1fb9..5b458d2478f7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
@@ -545,8 +545,6 @@ SYM53C500_release(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	*/
 	if (shost->irq)
 		free_irq(shost->irq, shost);
-	if (shost->dma_channel != 0xff)
-		free_dma(shost->dma_channel);
 	if (shost->io_port && shost->n_io_port)
 		release_region(shost->io_port, shost->n_io_port);