diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
index 88ce1e831221fcf5727f55a73cd38a80c8161cba..fbcbb500ca74304432e49b5850466be8e3a20b62 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.c
@@ -834,7 +834,6 @@ static int __devinit cx18_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	if (retval == 0)
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 	CX18_ERR("Error %d on initialization\n", retval);
-	cx18_log_statistics(cx);
 
 	i = cx->num;
 	spin_lock(&cx18_cards_lock);
@@ -951,7 +950,6 @@ static void cx18_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 
 	pci_disable_device(cx->dev);
 
-	cx18_log_statistics(cx);
 	CX18_INFO("Removed %s, card #%d\n", cx->card_name, cx->num);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
index f06290d32ecf590415485d14bca69fc8e92f8d20..6e4c90e6cc7cff7d2b2e2c224dde6406417e4534 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-driver.h
@@ -367,11 +367,6 @@ struct cx18_i2c_algo_callback_data {
 };
 
 #define CX18_MAX_MMIO_WR_RETRIES 10
-#define CX18_MAX_MB_ACK_DELAY 100
-
-struct cx18_mbox_stats {
-	atomic_t mb_ack_delay[CX18_MAX_MB_ACK_DELAY+1];
-};
 
 /* Struct to hold info about cx18 cards */
 struct cx18 {
@@ -467,9 +462,6 @@ struct cx18 {
 	u32 gpio_val;
 	struct mutex gpio_lock;
 
-	/* Statistics */
-	struct cx18_mbox_stats mbox_stats;
-
 	/* v4l2 and User settings */
 
 	/* codec settings */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.c
index c6f1d0d7f2c267e78d95e7e5fa062ebc033fe9fb..ec5b3d7bcc6b0802cca9d7f4366f08d9643758d0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.c
@@ -24,20 +24,6 @@
 #include "cx18-io.h"
 #include "cx18-irq.h"
 
-void cx18_log_statistics(struct cx18 *cx)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (!(cx18_debug & CX18_DBGFLG_INFO))
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i <= CX18_MAX_MB_ACK_DELAY; i++)
-		if (atomic_read(&cx->mbox_stats.mb_ack_delay[i]))
-			CX18_DEBUG_INFO("mb_ack_delay[%d] = %d\n", i,
-				  atomic_read(&cx->mbox_stats.mb_ack_delay[i]));
-	return;
-}
-
 void cx18_memset_io(struct cx18 *cx, void __iomem *addr, int val, size_t count)
 {
 	u8 __iomem *dst = addr;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.h b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.h
index 73321fb4cbf50f4cf8947932f1d034fbe23c5671..e6716dcb1e8b9331d79025bf2cd606c56be27bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-io.h
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
  * *read* functions never retry the mmio (it never helps to do so)
  */
 
-/* Statistics gathering */
-
-void cx18_log_statistics(struct cx18 *cx);
-
 /* Non byteswapping memory mapped IO */
 static inline u32 cx18_raw_readl(struct cx18 *cx, const void __iomem *addr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-ioctl.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-ioctl.c
index f0ca50f5fddeb3d290d1567f8d27a4e9d1378230..a0e667362cb5cf5b8fa58b7ea518074ed905f264 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-ioctl.c
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ static int cx18_log_status(struct file *file, void *fh)
 	CX18_INFO("Read MPEG/VBI: %lld/%lld bytes\n",
 			(long long)cx->mpg_data_received,
 			(long long)cx->vbi_data_inserted);
-	cx18_log_statistics(cx);
 	CX18_INFO("==================  END STATUS CARD #%d  ==================\n", cx->num);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
index abd39aaa345c05257bdb340159e4b8240a2802c6..79647c6d6c553b827ab9e629645fa893eeeb792f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx18/cx18-mailbox.c
@@ -462,13 +462,6 @@ void cx18_api_epu_cmd_irq(struct cx18 *cx, int rpu)
  * Functions called from a non-interrupt, non work_queue context
  */
 
-static void cx18_api_log_ack_delay(struct cx18 *cx, int msecs)
-{
-	if (msecs > CX18_MAX_MB_ACK_DELAY)
-		msecs = CX18_MAX_MB_ACK_DELAY;
-	atomic_inc(&cx->mbox_stats.mb_ack_delay[msecs]);
-}
-
 static int cx18_api_call(struct cx18 *cx, u32 cmd, int args, u32 data[])
 {
 	const struct cx18_api_info *info = find_api_info(cmd);
@@ -523,7 +516,7 @@ static int cx18_api_call(struct cx18 *cx, u32 cmd, int args, u32 data[])
 	 */
 	state = cx18_readl(cx, xpu_state);
 	req = cx18_readl(cx, &mb->request);
-	timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(20); /* 1 field at 50 Hz vertical refresh */
+	timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(10);
 	ret = wait_event_timeout(*waitq,
 				 (ack = cx18_readl(cx, &mb->ack)) == req,
 				 timeout);
@@ -533,8 +526,8 @@ static int cx18_api_call(struct cx18 *cx, u32 cmd, int args, u32 data[])
 		CX18_ERR("mbox was found stuck busy when setting up for %s; "
 			 "clearing busy and trying to proceed\n", info->name);
 	} else if (ret != timeout)
-		CX18_DEBUG_API("waited %u usecs for busy mbox to be acked\n",
-			       jiffies_to_usecs(timeout-ret));
+		CX18_DEBUG_API("waited %u msecs for busy mbox to be acked\n",
+			       jiffies_to_msecs(timeout-ret));
 
 	/* Build the outgoing mailbox */
 	req = ((req & 0xfffffffe) == 0xfffffffe) ? 1 : req + 1;
@@ -548,10 +541,8 @@ static int cx18_api_call(struct cx18 *cx, u32 cmd, int args, u32 data[])
 
 	/*
 	 * Notify the XPU and wait for it to send an Ack back
-	 * 21 ms = ~ 0.5 frames at a frame rate of 24 fps
-	 * 42 ms = ~ 1 frame at a frame rate of 24 fps
 	 */
-	timeout = msecs_to_jiffies((info->flags & API_FAST) ? 21 : 42);
+	timeout = msecs_to_jiffies((info->flags & API_FAST) ? 10 : 20);
 
 	CX18_DEBUG_HI_IRQ("sending interrupt SW1: %x to send %s\n",
 			  irq, info->name);
@@ -561,27 +552,19 @@ static int cx18_api_call(struct cx18 *cx, u32 cmd, int args, u32 data[])
 		       *waitq,
 		       cx18_readl(cx, &mb->ack) == cx18_readl(cx, &mb->request),
 		       timeout);
+
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* Timed out */
 		mutex_unlock(mb_lock);
-		i = jiffies_to_msecs(timeout);
-		cx18_api_log_ack_delay(cx, i);
 		CX18_WARN("sending %s timed out waiting %d msecs for RPU "
-			  "acknowledgement\n", info->name, i);
+			  "acknowledgement\n",
+			  info->name, jiffies_to_msecs(timeout));
 		return -EINVAL;
-	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		/* Interrupted */
-		mutex_unlock(mb_lock);
-		CX18_WARN("sending %s was interrupted waiting for RPU"
-			  "acknowledgement\n", info->name);
-		return -EINTR;
 	}
 
-	i = jiffies_to_msecs(timeout-ret);
-	cx18_api_log_ack_delay(cx, i);
 	if (ret != timeout)
 		CX18_DEBUG_HI_API("waited %u msecs for %s to be acked\n",
-				  i, info->name);
+				  jiffies_to_msecs(timeout-ret), info->name);
 
 	/* Collect data returned by the XPU */
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_MB_ARGUMENTS; i++)