diff --git a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-pcm.c b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-pcm.c
index 6c7a6b7ed743..00b55dfc3b2c 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/dice/dice-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/dice/dice-pcm.c
@@ -231,31 +231,8 @@ static int pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			     struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
-{
-	struct snd_dice *dice = substream->private_data;
-	int err;
-
-	err = snd_pcm_lib_alloc_vmalloc_buffer(substream,
-					       params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	if (substream->runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN) {
-		unsigned int rate = params_rate(hw_params);
-
-		mutex_lock(&dice->mutex);
-		err = snd_dice_stream_reserve_duplex(dice, rate);
-		if (err >= 0)
-			++dice->substreams_counter;
-		mutex_unlock(&dice->mutex);
-	}
-
-	return err;
-}
-static int playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
+static int pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
 {
 	struct snd_dice *dice = substream->private_data;
 	int err;
@@ -278,24 +255,7 @@ static int playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int capture_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_dice *dice = substream->private_data;
-
-	mutex_lock(&dice->mutex);
-
-	if (substream->runtime->status->state != SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN)
-		--dice->substreams_counter;
-
-	snd_dice_stream_stop_duplex(dice);
-	snd_dice_stream_release_duplex(dice);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&dice->mutex);
-
-	return snd_pcm_lib_free_vmalloc_buffer(substream);
-}
-
-static int playback_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+static int pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_dice *dice = substream->private_data;
 
@@ -415,8 +375,8 @@ int snd_dice_create_pcm(struct snd_dice *dice)
 		.open      = pcm_open,
 		.close     = pcm_close,
 		.ioctl     = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-		.hw_params = capture_hw_params,
-		.hw_free   = capture_hw_free,
+		.hw_params = pcm_hw_params,
+		.hw_free   = pcm_hw_free,
 		.prepare   = capture_prepare,
 		.trigger   = capture_trigger,
 		.pointer   = capture_pointer,
@@ -427,8 +387,8 @@ int snd_dice_create_pcm(struct snd_dice *dice)
 		.open      = pcm_open,
 		.close     = pcm_close,
 		.ioctl     = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-		.hw_params = playback_hw_params,
-		.hw_free   = playback_hw_free,
+		.hw_params = pcm_hw_params,
+		.hw_free   = pcm_hw_free,
 		.prepare   = playback_prepare,
 		.trigger   = playback_trigger,
 		.pointer   = playback_pointer,