diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
index 471c77254dfd9bacb4e82b03d7d4dc1a4a5c25a7..03ed35237e2bb89af027b18fddbc334f5e4620b7 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ struct snd_efw {
 	unsigned int pcm_capture_channels[SND_EFW_MULTIPLIER_MODES];
 	unsigned int pcm_playback_channels[SND_EFW_MULTIPLIER_MODES];
 
-	struct amdtp_stream *master;
 	struct amdtp_stream tx_stream;
 	struct amdtp_stream rx_stream;
 	struct cmp_connection out_conn;
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
index 425db8d88235ad755b054f3701fc9b0c14072709..ee47924aef0df676223975a08df37ad055cc1f51 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireworks/fireworks_stream.c
@@ -120,23 +120,6 @@ destroy_stream(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *stream)
 	cmp_connection_destroy(&efw->out_conn);
 }
 
-static int
-get_sync_mode(struct snd_efw *efw, enum cip_flags *sync_mode)
-{
-	enum snd_efw_clock_source clock_source;
-	int err;
-
-	err = snd_efw_command_get_clock_source(efw, &clock_source);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
-	if (clock_source == SND_EFW_CLOCK_SOURCE_SYTMATCH)
-		return -ENOSYS;
-
-	*sync_mode = CIP_SYNC_TO_DEVICE;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 check_connection_used_by_others(struct snd_efw *efw, struct amdtp_stream *s)
 {
@@ -208,9 +191,6 @@ int snd_efw_stream_init_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 
 int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 {
-	struct amdtp_stream *master, *slave;
-	unsigned int slave_substreams;
-	enum cip_flags sync_mode;
 	unsigned int curr_rate;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -218,32 +198,19 @@ int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 	if (efw->playback_substreams == 0 && efw->capture_substreams  == 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	err = get_sync_mode(efw, &sync_mode);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto end;
-	if (sync_mode == CIP_SYNC_TO_DEVICE) {
-		master = &efw->tx_stream;
-		slave  = &efw->rx_stream;
-		slave_substreams  = efw->playback_substreams;
-	} else {
-		master = &efw->rx_stream;
-		slave  = &efw->tx_stream;
-		slave_substreams = efw->capture_substreams;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Considering JACK/FFADO streaming:
 	 * TODO: This can be removed hwdep functionality becomes popular.
 	 */
-	err = check_connection_used_by_others(efw, master);
+	err = check_connection_used_by_others(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto end;
 
 	/* packet queueing error */
-	if (amdtp_streaming_error(slave))
-		stop_stream(efw, slave);
-	if (amdtp_streaming_error(master))
-		stop_stream(efw, master);
+	if (amdtp_streaming_error(&efw->tx_stream))
+		stop_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
+	if (amdtp_streaming_error(&efw->rx_stream))
+		stop_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 
 	/* stop streams if rate is different */
 	err = snd_efw_command_get_sampling_rate(efw, &curr_rate);
@@ -252,20 +219,17 @@ int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 	if (rate == 0)
 		rate = curr_rate;
 	if (rate != curr_rate) {
-		stop_stream(efw, slave);
-		stop_stream(efw, master);
+		stop_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
+		stop_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 	}
 
 	/* master should be always running */
-	if (!amdtp_stream_running(master)) {
-		amdtp_stream_set_sync(sync_mode, master, slave);
-		efw->master = master;
-
+	if (!amdtp_stream_running(&efw->rx_stream)) {
 		err = snd_efw_command_set_sampling_rate(efw, rate);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto end;
 
-		err = start_stream(efw, master, rate);
+		err = start_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream, rate);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(&efw->unit->device,
 				"fail to start AMDTP master stream:%d\n", err);
@@ -274,12 +238,13 @@ int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 	}
 
 	/* start slave if needed */
-	if (slave_substreams > 0 && !amdtp_stream_running(slave)) {
-		err = start_stream(efw, slave, rate);
+	if (efw->capture_substreams > 0 &&
+	    !amdtp_stream_running(&efw->tx_stream)) {
+		err = start_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream, rate);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			dev_err(&efw->unit->device,
 				"fail to start AMDTP slave stream:%d\n", err);
-			stop_stream(efw, master);
+			stop_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 		}
 	}
 end:
@@ -288,26 +253,11 @@ int snd_efw_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw, unsigned int rate)
 
 void snd_efw_stream_stop_duplex(struct snd_efw *efw)
 {
-	struct amdtp_stream *master, *slave;
-	unsigned int master_substreams, slave_substreams;
-
-	if (efw->master == &efw->rx_stream) {
-		slave  = &efw->tx_stream;
-		master = &efw->rx_stream;
-		slave_substreams  = efw->capture_substreams;
-		master_substreams = efw->playback_substreams;
-	} else {
-		slave  = &efw->rx_stream;
-		master = &efw->tx_stream;
-		slave_substreams  = efw->playback_substreams;
-		master_substreams = efw->capture_substreams;
-	}
-
-	if (slave_substreams == 0) {
-		stop_stream(efw, slave);
+	if (efw->capture_substreams == 0) {
+		stop_stream(efw, &efw->tx_stream);
 
-		if (master_substreams == 0)
-			stop_stream(efw, master);
+		if (efw->playback_substreams == 0)
+			stop_stream(efw, &efw->rx_stream);
 	}
 }