diff --git a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
index 76cfb096e4f8558b0e69a990e318f496f2067cdf..66f60e38eecede31770fa46cc02bd8a3d5a0ac54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/gspca/gspca.c
@@ -775,8 +775,6 @@ static int vidioc_g_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev = priv;
 	int mode;
 
-	if (fmt->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	mode = gspca_dev->curr_mode;
 	memcpy(&fmt->fmt.pix, &gspca_dev->cam.cam_mode[mode],
 		sizeof fmt->fmt.pix);
@@ -788,8 +786,6 @@ static int try_fmt_vid_cap(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev,
 {
 	int w, h, mode, mode2;
 
-	if (fmt->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	w = fmt->fmt.pix.width;
 	h = fmt->fmt.pix.height;
 
@@ -1143,8 +1139,6 @@ static int vidioc_reqbufs(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev = priv;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
-	if (rb->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	switch (rb->memory) {
 	case GSPCA_MEMORY_READ:			/* (internal call) */
 	case V4L2_MEMORY_MMAP:
@@ -1209,8 +1203,7 @@ static int vidioc_querybuf(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev = priv;
 	struct gspca_frame *frame;
 
-	if (v4l2_buf->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE
-	    || v4l2_buf->index < 0
+	if (v4l2_buf->index < 0
 	    || v4l2_buf->index >= gspca_dev->nframes)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1551,8 +1544,6 @@ static int vidioc_dqbuf(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	int i, ret;
 
 	PDEBUG(D_FRAM, "dqbuf");
-	if (v4l2_buf->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (v4l2_buf->memory != gspca_dev->memory)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1607,8 +1598,6 @@ static int vidioc_qbuf(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	int i, index, ret;
 
 	PDEBUG(D_FRAM, "qbuf %d", v4l2_buf->index);
-	if (v4l2_buf->type != V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&gspca_dev->queue_lock))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;