diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
index 10460fd..d566468 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-alsa.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ typedef struct snd_card_saa7134 {
 
 	unsigned long iobase;
 	s16 irq;
-	u16 mute_was_on;
 
 	spinlock_t lock;
 } snd_card_saa7134_t;
@@ -715,13 +714,6 @@ static int snd_card_saa7134_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream * substream)
 
 static int snd_card_saa7134_capture_close(struct snd_pcm_substream * substream)
 {
-	snd_card_saa7134_t *saa7134 = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	struct saa7134_dev *dev = saa7134->dev;
-
-	if (saa7134->mute_was_on) {
-		dev->ctl_mute = 1;
-		saa7134_tvaudio_setmute(dev);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -774,12 +766,6 @@ static int snd_card_saa7134_capture_open(struct snd_pcm_substream * substream)
 	runtime->private_free = snd_card_saa7134_runtime_free;
 	runtime->hw = snd_card_saa7134_capture;
 
-	if (dev->ctl_mute != 0) {
-		saa7134->mute_was_on = 1;
-		dev->ctl_mute = 0;
-		saa7134_tvaudio_setmute(dev);
-	}
-
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(runtime,
 						SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
 	if (err < 0)