diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
index ddad5d274ee8..7bd9291c8d5f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.c
@@ -34,56 +34,48 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_SLICE_PARAMS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_MPEG2,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_MPEG2_QUANTIZATION,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_MPEG2,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_DECODE_PARAMS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SLICE_PARAMS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SPS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_PPS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_SCALING_MATRIX,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_STATELESS_H264_PRED_WEIGHTS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
@@ -92,7 +84,6 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 			.def	= V4L2_STATELESS_H264_DECODE_MODE_SLICE_BASED,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
@@ -101,7 +92,6 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 			.def	= V4L2_STATELESS_H264_START_CODE_NONE,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	/*
 	 * We only expose supported profiles information,
@@ -120,28 +110,24 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 				BIT(V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE_EXTENDED),
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H264,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SPS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H265,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_PPS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H265,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id	= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_SLICE_PARAMS,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H265,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
@@ -150,7 +136,6 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 			.def	= V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_DECODE_MODE_SLICE_BASED,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H265,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
@@ -159,14 +144,12 @@ static const struct cedrus_control cedrus_controls[] = {
 			.def	= V4L2_MPEG_VIDEO_HEVC_START_CODE_NONE,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_H265,
-		.required	= false,
 	},
 	{
 		.cfg = {
 			.id		= V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_VP8_FRAME_HEADER,
 		},
 		.codec		= CEDRUS_CODEC_VP8,
-		.required	= true,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -227,12 +210,8 @@ static int cedrus_init_ctrls(struct cedrus_dev *dev, struct cedrus_ctx *ctx)
 static int cedrus_request_validate(struct media_request *req)
 {
 	struct media_request_object *obj;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *parent_hdl, *hdl;
 	struct cedrus_ctx *ctx = NULL;
-	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl_test;
 	unsigned int count;
-	unsigned int i;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(obj, &req->objects, list) {
 		struct vb2_buffer *vb;
@@ -259,34 +238,6 @@ static int cedrus_request_validate(struct media_request *req)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	parent_hdl = &ctx->hdl;
-
-	hdl = v4l2_ctrl_request_hdl_find(req, parent_hdl);
-	if (!hdl) {
-		v4l2_info(&ctx->dev->v4l2_dev, "Missing codec control(s)\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < CEDRUS_CONTROLS_COUNT; i++) {
-		if (cedrus_controls[i].codec != ctx->current_codec ||
-		    !cedrus_controls[i].required)
-			continue;
-
-		ctrl_test = v4l2_ctrl_request_hdl_ctrl_find(hdl,
-							    cedrus_controls[i].cfg.id);
-		if (!ctrl_test) {
-			v4l2_info(&ctx->dev->v4l2_dev,
-				  "Missing required codec control\n");
-			ret = -ENOENT;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	v4l2_ctrl_request_hdl_put(hdl);
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	return vb2_request_validate(req);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
index c96077aaef49..251a6a660351 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/sunxi/cedrus/cedrus.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ enum cedrus_h264_pic_type {
 struct cedrus_control {
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_config cfg;
 	enum cedrus_codec	codec;
-	unsigned char		required:1;
 };
 
 struct cedrus_h264_run {