diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
index 21ebf7769696..9320e3974d86 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-csi.c
@@ -1131,13 +1131,6 @@ static int csi_link_validate(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		 * enters the CSI's however, they are treated internally
 		 * in the IPU as virtual channel 0.
 		 */
-#if 0
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
-		vc_num = imx_media_find_mipi_csi2_channel(&priv->sd.entity);
-		if (vc_num < 0)
-			return vc_num;
-		mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
-#endif
 		ipu_csi_set_mipi_datatype(priv->csi, vc_num,
 					  &priv->format_mbus[CSI_SINK_PAD]);
 	}