diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
index c637679b01b2f6f12dddd2977bb1b1b34dcef380..58489ea0c1da1ab3d4c867227f460583eca21b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx88/cx88-vbi.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static void buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 
 	if (list_empty(&q->active)) {
 		list_add_tail(&buf->list, &q->active);
-		cx8800_start_vbi_dma(dev, q, buf);
 		dprintk(2, "[%p/%d] vbi_queue - first active\n",
 			buf, buf->vb.vb2_buf.index);