diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
index 9d159b48e50b..23a0d05ba426 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-common.h>
-#include <media/v4l2-chip-ident.h>
 #include <media/v4l2-device.h>
 #include "au8522.h"
 #include "au8522_priv.h"
@@ -524,11 +523,8 @@ static int au8522_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 static int au8522_g_register(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			     struct v4l2_dbg_register *reg)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
 	struct au8522_state *state = to_state(sd);
 
-	if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, &reg->match))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	reg->val = au8522_readreg(state, reg->reg & 0xffff);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -536,11 +532,8 @@ static int au8522_g_register(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 static int au8522_s_register(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			     const struct v4l2_dbg_register *reg)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
 	struct au8522_state *state = to_state(sd);
 
-	if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, &reg->match))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	au8522_writereg(state, reg->reg, reg->val & 0xff);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -632,20 +625,10 @@ static int au8522_g_tuner(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct v4l2_tuner *vt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int au8522_g_chip_ident(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
-			       struct v4l2_dbg_chip_ident *chip)
-{
-	struct au8522_state *state = to_state(sd);
-	struct i2c_client *client = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
-
-	return v4l2_chip_ident_i2c_client(client, chip, state->id, state->rev);
-}
-
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static const struct v4l2_subdev_core_ops au8522_core_ops = {
 	.log_status = v4l2_ctrl_subdev_log_status,
-	.g_chip_ident = au8522_g_chip_ident,
 	.reset = au8522_reset,
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
 	.g_register = au8522_g_register,