diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c b/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
index a92e21f7d55b83bb1b537e48259b1202271699fa..171d80c1b02071fdadc2e7111e34b0cde49565a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ int line6_init_audio(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	int err;
 
-	err = snd_card_create(SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1,
-			      THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
+	err = snd_card_new(line6->ifcdev,
+			   SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1,
+			   THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
index 3f6d78c585fb925d75bb630e07dab6f67c124b95..c61cd0515baf299a244c9c44ff393dfcc0cf0cda 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/midi.c
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ int line6_init_midi(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	snd_card_set_dev(line6->card, line6->ifcdev);
-
 	err = snd_line6_new_midi(line6midi);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c b/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
index df8331bce1754a71206d86d426209ba2fab33075..661080b3c39df8c2f8e1c43ed9473d4eb603cc25 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/pcm.c
@@ -501,8 +501,6 @@ int line6_init_pcm(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	snd_card_set_dev(line6->card, line6->ifcdev);
-
 	err = snd_line6_new_pcm(line6pcm);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;