diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/demux.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/demux.h
index aeda2b64931cfdf1cc718c58d31dd3fa89413aea..f8adf4506a45134796bb2139e772c599e52454dd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/demux.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/demux.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct dmx_ts_feed {
 		   u16 pid,
 		   int type,
 		   enum dmx_ts_pes pes_type,
-		   size_t circular_buffer_size,
 		   ktime_t timeout);
 	int (*start_filtering)(struct dmx_ts_feed *feed);
 	int (*stop_filtering)(struct dmx_ts_feed *feed);
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ struct dmx_section_feed {
 	/* public: */
 	int (*set)(struct dmx_section_feed *feed,
 		   u16 pid,
-		   size_t circular_buffer_size,
 		   int check_crc);
 	int (*allocate_filter)(struct dmx_section_feed *feed,
 			       struct dmx_section_filter **filter);
@@ -206,8 +204,7 @@ struct dmx_section_feed {
  * the &dmx_demux.
  * Any TS packets that match the filter settings are copied to a circular
  * buffer. The filtered TS packets are delivered to the client using this
- * callback function. The size of the circular buffer is controlled by the
- * circular_buffer_size parameter of the &dmx_ts_feed.@set function.
+ * callback function.
  * It is expected that the @buffer1 and @buffer2 callback parameters point to
  * addresses within the circular buffer, but other implementations are also
  * possible. Note that the called party should not try to free the memory
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
index 1e96a6f1b6f0f9685d425ff9de23f0fed76281ce..efe55a3e80d0c687c46be91a803327fbc50322fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_start_feed(struct dmxdev *dmxdev,
 	tsfeed = feed->ts;
 	tsfeed->priv = filter;
 
-	ret = tsfeed->set(tsfeed, feed->pid, ts_type, ts_pes, 32768, timeout);
+	ret = tsfeed->set(tsfeed, feed->pid, ts_type, ts_pes, timeout);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dmxdev->demux->release_ts_feed(dmxdev->demux, tsfeed);
 		return ret;
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static int dvb_dmxdev_filter_start(struct dmxdev_filter *filter)
 				return ret;
 			}
 
-			ret = (*secfeed)->set(*secfeed, para->pid, 32768,
+			ret = (*secfeed)->set(*secfeed, para->pid,
 					      (para->flags & DMX_CHECK_CRC) ? 1 : 0);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				pr_err("DVB (%s): could not set feed\n",
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
index 51bf5eb2df497c3ba48dc67b9f30809973609933..3ad0b2cd26b11822666e87240719000c8cded6da 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 #include "dvb_demux.h"
 
-#define NOBUFS
-
 static int dvb_demux_tscheck;
 module_param(dvb_demux_tscheck, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dvb_demux_tscheck,
@@ -663,8 +661,7 @@ static void dvb_demux_feed_del(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed)
 }
 
 static int dmx_ts_feed_set(struct dmx_ts_feed *ts_feed, u16 pid, int ts_type,
-			   enum dmx_ts_pes pes_type,
-			   size_t circular_buffer_size, ktime_t timeout)
+			   enum dmx_ts_pes pes_type, ktime_t timeout)
 {
 	struct dvb_demux_feed *feed = (struct dvb_demux_feed *)ts_feed;
 	struct dvb_demux *demux = feed->demux;
@@ -694,23 +691,10 @@ static int dmx_ts_feed_set(struct dmx_ts_feed *ts_feed, u16 pid, int ts_type,
 	dvb_demux_feed_add(feed);
 
 	feed->pid = pid;
-	feed->buffer_size = circular_buffer_size;
 	feed->timeout = timeout;
 	feed->ts_type = ts_type;
 	feed->pes_type = pes_type;
 
-	if (feed->buffer_size) {
-#ifdef NOBUFS
-		feed->buffer = NULL;
-#else
-		feed->buffer = vmalloc(feed->buffer_size);
-		if (!feed->buffer) {
-			mutex_unlock(&demux->mutex);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-
 	feed->state = DMX_STATE_READY;
 	mutex_unlock(&demux->mutex);
 
@@ -799,7 +783,6 @@ static int dvbdmx_allocate_ts_feed(struct dmx_demux *dmx,
 	feed->demux = demux;
 	feed->pid = 0xffff;
 	feed->peslen = 0xfffa;
-	feed->buffer = NULL;
 
 	(*ts_feed) = &feed->feed.ts;
 	(*ts_feed)->parent = dmx;
@@ -836,10 +819,6 @@ static int dvbdmx_release_ts_feed(struct dmx_demux *dmx,
 		mutex_unlock(&demux->mutex);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-#ifndef NOBUFS
-	vfree(feed->buffer);
-	feed->buffer = NULL;
-#endif
 
 	feed->state = DMX_STATE_FREE;
 	feed->filter->state = DMX_STATE_FREE;
@@ -891,8 +870,7 @@ static int dmx_section_feed_allocate_filter(struct dmx_section_feed *feed,
 }
 
 static int dmx_section_feed_set(struct dmx_section_feed *feed,
-				u16 pid, size_t circular_buffer_size,
-				int check_crc)
+				u16 pid, int check_crc)
 {
 	struct dvb_demux_feed *dvbdmxfeed = (struct dvb_demux_feed *)feed;
 	struct dvb_demux *dvbdmx = dvbdmxfeed->demux;
@@ -906,19 +884,8 @@ static int dmx_section_feed_set(struct dmx_section_feed *feed,
 	dvb_demux_feed_add(dvbdmxfeed);
 
 	dvbdmxfeed->pid = pid;
-	dvbdmxfeed->buffer_size = circular_buffer_size;
 	dvbdmxfeed->feed.sec.check_crc = check_crc;
 
-#ifdef NOBUFS
-	dvbdmxfeed->buffer = NULL;
-#else
-	dvbdmxfeed->buffer = vmalloc(dvbdmxfeed->buffer_size);
-	if (!dvbdmxfeed->buffer) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dvbdmx->mutex);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	dvbdmxfeed->state = DMX_STATE_READY;
 	mutex_unlock(&dvbdmx->mutex);
 	return 0;
@@ -1077,7 +1044,6 @@ static int dvbdmx_allocate_section_feed(struct dmx_demux *demux,
 	dvbdmxfeed->feed.sec.secbufp = dvbdmxfeed->feed.sec.seclen = 0;
 	dvbdmxfeed->feed.sec.tsfeedp = 0;
 	dvbdmxfeed->filter = NULL;
-	dvbdmxfeed->buffer = NULL;
 
 	(*feed) = &dvbdmxfeed->feed.sec;
 	(*feed)->is_filtering = 0;
@@ -1106,10 +1072,6 @@ static int dvbdmx_release_section_feed(struct dmx_demux *demux,
 		mutex_unlock(&dvbdmx->mutex);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-#ifndef NOBUFS
-	vfree(dvbdmxfeed->buffer);
-	dvbdmxfeed->buffer = NULL;
-#endif
 	dvbdmxfeed->state = DMX_STATE_FREE;
 
 	dvb_demux_feed_del(dvbdmxfeed);
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.h
index 5ed3cab4ad28fc6522d78e1668512cf5d8a44f8f..9235b008ea0ab4db1a539bdce137044a0382a4f7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_demux.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ struct dvb_demux_feed {
 	int type;
 	int state;
 	u16 pid;
-	u8 *buffer;
-	int buffer_size;
 
 	ktime_t timeout;
 	struct dvb_demux_filter *filter;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
index 063f635639190f9ef181c1d9d2646f05e2224b05..b9a46d5a1bb52d39253b320fe703fd2c14cdd7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_net.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int dvb_net_feed_start(struct net_device *dev)
 			goto error;
 		}
 
-		ret = priv->secfeed->set(priv->secfeed, priv->pid, 32768, 1);
+		ret = priv->secfeed->set(priv->secfeed, priv->pid, 1);
 
 		if (ret<0) {
 			pr_err("%s: could not set section feed\n", dev->name);
@@ -1023,7 +1023,6 @@ static int dvb_net_feed_start(struct net_device *dev)
 					priv->pid, /* pid */
 					TS_PACKET, /* type */
 					DMX_PES_OTHER, /* pes type */
-					32768,     /* circular buffer size */
 					timeout    /* timeout */
 					);