diff --git a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
index 77524244a846458a7f561f7722e39b1e5e17b971..3810833d3a87c633cfd27d1beebcc49b0c377183 100644
--- a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
+++ b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
@@ -207,11 +207,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_ad1816a_probe(int dev, struct pnp_card_link *pcard
 				    OPL3_HW_AUTO, 0, &opl3) < 0) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "no OPL device at 0x%lx-0x%lx.\n", fm_port[dev], fm_port[dev] + 2);
 		} else {
-			if ((error = snd_opl3_timer_new(opl3, 1, 2)) < 0) {
-				snd_card_free(card);
-				return error;
-			}
-			if ((error = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, NULL)) < 0) {
+			error = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, NULL);
+			if (error < 0) {
 				snd_card_free(card);
 				return error;
 			}
diff --git a/sound/isa/cmi8330.c b/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
index dec6ea52cc4f08d124502f37322414991738461a..1154379574135f01716512f6151ed33486e5b235 100644
--- a/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
+++ b/sound/isa/cmi8330.c
@@ -546,10 +546,6 @@ static int __devinit snd_cmi8330_probe(struct snd_card *card, int dev)
 				   "no OPL device at 0x%lx-0x%lx ?\n",
 				   fmport[dev], fmport[dev] + 2);
 		} else {
-			err = snd_opl3_timer_new(opl3, 0, 1);
-			if (err < 0)
-				return err;
-
 			err = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, NULL);
 			if (err < 0)
 				return err;
diff --git a/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c b/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
index 19706b0d84978c5307166826b9aed76a0c40f46e..5deb7e69a02978570cde4fb30d087c8f1a5a1346 100644
--- a/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
+++ b/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
@@ -815,14 +815,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_opti9xx_probe(struct snd_card *card)
 				   chip->fm_port, chip->fm_port + 4 - 1);
 		}
 		if (opl3) {
-#ifdef CS4231
-			const int t1dev = 1;
-#else
-			const int t1dev = 0;
-#endif
-			if ((error = snd_opl3_timer_new(opl3, t1dev, t1dev+1)) < 0)
-				return error;
-			if ((error = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, &synth)) < 0)
+			error = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, &synth);
+			if (error < 0)
 				return error;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sound/isa/sc6000.c b/sound/isa/sc6000.c
index ca35924dc3b3d05efa49db7051048c5d7b0d4e36..bbc53692e68d3e58d8499c1f31fbe05936aad57e 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sc6000.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sc6000.c
@@ -576,10 +576,6 @@ static int __devinit snd_sc6000_probe(struct device *devptr, unsigned int dev)
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "no OPL device at 0x%x-0x%x ?\n",
 			   0x388, 0x388 + 2);
 	} else {
-		err = snd_opl3_timer_new(opl3, 0, 1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto err_unmap2;
-
 		err = snd_opl3_hwdep_new(opl3, 0, 1, NULL);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_unmap2;