diff --git a/sound/pci/cs4281.c b/sound/pci/cs4281.c
index 44cf546..1fca49a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/cs4281.c
+++ b/sound/pci/cs4281.c
@@ -842,12 +842,11 @@
 
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_cs4281_playback =
 {
-	.info =			(SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_START),
+	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME,
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8 |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16_BE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_BE |
@@ -868,12 +867,11 @@
 
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_cs4281_capture =
 {
-	.info =			(SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				 SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_START),
+	.info =			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
+				SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME,
 	.formats =		SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8 |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16_BE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_BE |
@@ -904,7 +902,6 @@
 	dma->right_slot = 1;
 	runtime->private_data = dma;
 	runtime->hw = snd_cs4281_playback;
-	snd_pcm_set_sync(substream);
 	/* should be detected from the AC'97 layer, but it seems
 	   that although CS4297A rev B reports 18-bit ADC resolution,
 	   samples are 20-bit */
@@ -924,7 +921,6 @@
 	dma->right_slot = 11;
 	runtime->private_data = dma;
 	runtime->hw = snd_cs4281_capture;
-	snd_pcm_set_sync(substream);
 	/* should be detected from the AC'97 layer, but it seems
 	   that although CS4297A rev B reports 18-bit ADC resolution,
 	   samples are 20-bit */