diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index caed27532ed5652e813ca263fca34b2f3ea23d7d..c10916d27b31a423cdeb4c959cd9cbb08a9dc163 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static int dvb_frontend_thread(void *data)
 				 */
 				if (fepriv->algo_status & DVBFE_ALGO_SEARCH_AGAIN) {
 					if (fe->ops.search) {
-						fepriv->algo_status = fe->ops.search(fe, &fepriv->parameters_in);
+						fepriv->algo_status = fe->ops.search(fe);
 						/* We did do a search as was requested, the flags are
 						 * now unset as well and has the flags wrt to search.
 						 */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index c77100b21d2f50855d59e59a3db53b9af299cdac..24dae26e3e2b9c729a419eb5c1c40dcf3f4b36f9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend_ops {
 	/* These callbacks are for devices that implement their own
 	 * tuning algorithms, rather than a simple swzigzag
 	 */
-	enum dvbfe_search (*search)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p);
+	enum dvbfe_search (*search)(struct dvb_frontend *fe);
 	int (*track)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p);
 
 	struct dvb_tuner_ops tuner_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cxd2820r_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
index 56b7c284917973569f90f742c6b8140e9dc994b0..0f33dfab2ef176a4b5cfc69d244829416b64e840 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cxd2820r_core.c
@@ -468,8 +468,7 @@ static int cxd2820r_get_tune_settings(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static enum dvbfe_search cxd2820r_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-					 struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
+static enum dvbfe_search cxd2820r_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct cxd2820r_priv *priv = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mb86a16.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mb86a16.c
index 292ba7bc0bab578b0f0751393a9335ecadd1d276..45844f4016c862793a5d9ed54b99a89e74a8adf5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mb86a16.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mb86a16.c
@@ -1621,13 +1621,13 @@ static int mb86a16_set_tone(struct dvb_frontend *fe, fe_sec_tone_mode_t tone)
 	return -EREMOTEIO;
 }
 
-static enum dvbfe_search mb86a16_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-					struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
+static enum dvbfe_search mb86a16_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
+	struct dtv_frontend_properties *p = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 	struct mb86a16_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 
 	state->frequency = p->frequency / 1000;
-	state->srate = p->u.qpsk.symbol_rate / 1000;
+	state->srate = p->symbol_rate / 1000;
 
 	if (!mb86a16_set_fe(state)) {
 		dprintk(verbose, MB86A16_ERROR, 1, "Successfully acquired LOCK");
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_drv.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_drv.c
index 0c47a99349bb4b2cdfccb077ae91684a907cae19..93afc7960fb323bea84a4835879e53bb3abe488f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_drv.c
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ static void stb0899_set_iterations(struct stb0899_state *state)
 	stb0899_write_s2reg(state, STB0899_S2FEC, STB0899_BASE_MAX_ITER, STB0899_OFF0_MAX_ITER, reg);
 }
 
-static enum dvbfe_search stb0899_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
+static enum dvbfe_search stb0899_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct stb0899_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	struct stb0899_params *i_params = &state->params;
@@ -1441,8 +1441,8 @@ static enum dvbfe_search stb0899_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_fron
 
 	u32 SearchRange, gain;
 
-	i_params->freq	= p->frequency;
-	i_params->srate = p->u.qpsk.symbol_rate;
+	i_params->freq	= props->frequency;
+	i_params->srate = props->symbol_rate;
 	state->delsys = props->delivery_system;
 	dprintk(state->verbose, FE_DEBUG, 1, "delivery system=%d", state->delsys);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
index 3f7e62f1c823588830e6c377b475cebad321e248..83e9a8145318e929f520f171d85ea4da35796614 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv0900_core.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,7 @@ static int stv0900_status(struct stv0900_internal *intp,
 	return locked;
 }
 
-static enum dvbfe_search stv0900_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
-					struct dvb_frontend_parameters *params)
+static enum dvbfe_search stv0900_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct stv0900_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	struct stv0900_internal *intp = state->internal;
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
index 574ef67fcdad77007efffceedc329f2ad26ecdb9..dd8ded5fc2dc696a562d6de67e95f2790ea310e8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
@@ -3427,17 +3427,17 @@ static enum stv090x_signal_state stv090x_algo(struct stv090x_state *state)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static enum dvbfe_search stv090x_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct dvb_frontend_parameters *p)
+static enum dvbfe_search stv090x_search(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct stv090x_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
 	struct dtv_frontend_properties *props = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 
-	if (p->frequency == 0)
+	if (props->frequency == 0)
 		return DVBFE_ALGO_SEARCH_INVALID;
 
 	state->delsys = props->delivery_system;
-	state->frequency = p->frequency;
-	state->srate = p->u.qpsk.symbol_rate;
+	state->frequency = props->frequency;
+	state->srate = props->symbol_rate;
 	state->search_mode = STV090x_SEARCH_AUTO;
 	state->algo = STV090x_COLD_SEARCH;
 	state->fec = STV090x_PRERR;