diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
index 8db156b207f1..8cdf489df80e 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss.c
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ odev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if ((dp = file->private_data) == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	snd_seq_oss_drain_write(dp);
-
 	mutex_lock(&register_mutex);
 	snd_seq_oss_release(dp);
 	mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_device.h b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_device.h
index b43924325249..d7b4d016b547 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_device.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_device.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ int snd_seq_oss_write(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, const char __user *buf, int co
 unsigned int snd_seq_oss_poll(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, struct file *file, poll_table * wait);
 
 void snd_seq_oss_reset(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp);
-void snd_seq_oss_drain_write(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp);
 
 /* */
 void snd_seq_oss_process_queue(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, abstime_t time);
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
index 6779e82b46dd..92c96a95a903 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
@@ -435,22 +435,6 @@ snd_seq_oss_release(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * Wait until the queue is empty (if we don't have nonblock)
- */
-void
-snd_seq_oss_drain_write(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp)
-{
-	if (! dp->timer->running)
-		return;
-	if (is_write_mode(dp->file_mode) && !is_nonblock_mode(dp->file_mode) &&
-	    dp->writeq) {
-		while (snd_seq_oss_writeq_sync(dp->writeq))
-			;
-	}
-}
-
-
 /*
  * reset sequencer devices
  */