diff --git a/include/sound/vx_core.h b/include/sound/vx_core.h
index 7a60a3888667ac9e1e02c144b8a29f7eef5b07e1..43c901bf7c1f7178b71fb7fddc4637f8a92fa992 100644
--- a/include/sound/vx_core.h
+++ b/include/sound/vx_core.h
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ static inline void snd_vx_outl(vx_core_t *chip, int reg, unsigned int val)
 #define vx_inl(chip,reg)	snd_vx_inl(chip, VX_##reg)
 #define vx_outl(chip,reg,val)	snd_vx_outl(chip, VX_##reg,val)
 
-void snd_vx_delay(vx_core_t *chip, int msec);
-
 static inline void vx_reset_dsp(vx_core_t *chip)
 {
 	snd_assert(chip->ops->reset_dsp, return);
diff --git a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
index 4697b1d75cbb13eb10cb9cab40dd663e6fbec05d..e6e4cf997419e5dfbd7b2ec34c9617dbec8e5a08 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_core.c
@@ -40,18 +40,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Common routines for Digigram VX drivers");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 
-/*
- * snd_vx_delay - delay for the specified time
- * @xmsec: the time to delay in msec
- */
-void snd_vx_delay(vx_core_t *chip, int xmsec)
-{
-	if (! in_interrupt() && xmsec >= 1000 / HZ)
-		msleep(xmsec);
-	else
-		mdelay(xmsec);
-}
-
 /*
  * vx_check_reg_bit - wait for the specified bit is set/reset on a register
  * @reg: register to check
@@ -76,7 +64,7 @@ int snd_vx_check_reg_bit(vx_core_t *chip, int reg, int mask, int bit, int time)
 	do {
 		if ((snd_vx_inb(chip, reg) & mask) == bit)
 			return 0;
-		//snd_vx_delay(chip, 10);
+		//msleep(10);
 	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
 	snd_printd(KERN_DEBUG "vx_check_reg_bit: timeout, reg=%s, mask=0x%x, val=0x%x\n", reg_names[reg], mask, snd_vx_inb(chip, reg));
 	return -EIO;
@@ -664,7 +652,7 @@ int snd_vx_dsp_boot(vx_core_t *chip, const struct firmware *boot)
 
 	if ((err = snd_vx_load_boot_image(chip, boot)) < 0)
 		return err;
-	snd_vx_delay(chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -704,7 +692,7 @@ int snd_vx_dsp_load(vx_core_t *chip, const struct firmware *dsp)
 	}
 	snd_printdd(KERN_DEBUG "checksum = 0x%08x\n", csum);
 
-	snd_vx_delay(chip, 200);
+	msleep(200);
 
 	if ((err = vx_wait_isr_bit(chip, ISR_CHK)) < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -831,7 +819,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_create);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_setup_firmware);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_free_firmware);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_irq_handler);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_delay);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_dsp_boot);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_dsp_load);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_vx_load_boot_image);
diff --git a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
index 967bd5e6b23c4eae91508e3529de7952a51d272a..2d4d0c29b4c4fc50410d1c6a11de2566747a8f00 100644
--- a/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
+++ b/sound/pci/vx222/vx222_ops.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void vx2_reset_dsp(vx_core_t *_chip)
 	/* set the reset dsp bit to 0 */
 	vx_outl(chip, CDSP, chip->regCDSP & ~VX_CDSP_DSP_RESET_MASK);
 
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, XX_DSP_RESET_WAIT_TIME);
+	mdelay(XX_DSP_RESET_WAIT_TIME);
 
 	chip->regCDSP |= VX_CDSP_DSP_RESET_MASK;
 	/* set the reset dsp bit to 1 */
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ static int vx2_load_xilinx_binary(vx_core_t *chip, const struct firmware *xilinx
 	/* XILINX reset (wait at least 1 milisecond between reset on and off). */
 	vx_outl(chip, CNTRL, VX_CNTRL_REGISTER_VALUE | VX_XILINX_RESET_MASK);
 	vx_inl(chip, CNTRL);
-	snd_vx_delay(chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 	vx_outl(chip, CNTRL, VX_CNTRL_REGISTER_VALUE);
 	vx_inl(chip, CNTRL);
-	snd_vx_delay(chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 
 	if (chip->type == VX_TYPE_BOARD)
 		port = VX_CNTRL;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int vx2_load_xilinx_binary(vx_core_t *chip, const struct firmware *xilinx
 	}
 	put_xilinx_data(chip, port, 4, 0xff); /* end signature */
 
-	snd_vx_delay(chip, 200);
+	msleep(200);
 
 	/* test after loading (is buggy with VX222) */
 	if (chip->type != VX_TYPE_BOARD) {
@@ -720,17 +720,17 @@ static void vx2_reset_codec(vx_core_t *_chip)
 	/* Set the reset CODEC bit to 0. */
 	vx_outl(chip, CDSP, chip->regCDSP &~ VX_CDSP_CODEC_RESET_MASK);
 	vx_inl(chip, CDSP);
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 	/* Set the reset CODEC bit to 1. */
 	chip->regCDSP |= VX_CDSP_CODEC_RESET_MASK;
 	vx_outl(chip, CDSP, chip->regCDSP);
 	vx_inl(chip, CDSP);
 	if (_chip->type == VX_TYPE_BOARD) {
-		snd_vx_delay(_chip, 1);
+		msleep(1);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 5);  /* additionnel wait time for AKM's */
+	msleep(5);  /* additionnel wait time for AKM's */
 
 	vx2_write_codec_reg(_chip, AKM_CODEC_POWER_CONTROL_CMD); /* DAC power up, ADC power up, Vref power down */
 	
diff --git a/sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp_ops.c b/sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp_ops.c
index 6f15c3d03ab5f2972f92af432d31f7d335ba9e21..2754d657a4d69f20acacf826a1119efec1d85004 100644
--- a/sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp_ops.c
+++ b/sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp_ops.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int vx_check_magic(vx_core_t *chip)
 		c = vx_inb(chip, CDSP);
 		if (c == CDSP_MAGIC)
 			return 0;
-		snd_vx_delay(chip, 10);
+		msleep(10);
 	} while (time_after_eq(end_time, jiffies));
 	snd_printk(KERN_ERR "cannot find xilinx magic word (%x)\n", c);
 	return -EIO;
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ static void vxp_reset_codec(vx_core_t *_chip)
 	/* Set the reset CODEC bit to 1. */
 	vx_outb(chip, CDSP, chip->regCDSP | VXP_CDSP_CODEC_RESET_MASK);
 	vx_inb(chip, CDSP);
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 	/* Set the reset CODEC bit to 0. */
 	chip->regCDSP &= ~VXP_CDSP_CODEC_RESET_MASK;
 	vx_outb(chip, CDSP, chip->regCDSP);
 	vx_inb(chip, CDSP);
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 1);
+	msleep(1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int vxp_load_xilinx_binary(vx_core_t *_chip, const struct firmware *fw)
 	vx_outb(chip, ICR, ICR_HF0);
 
 	/* TEMPO 250ms : wait until Xilinx is downloaded */
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 300);
+	msleep(300);
 
 	/* test magical word */
 	if (vx_check_magic(_chip) < 0)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int vxp_load_xilinx_binary(vx_core_t *_chip, const struct firmware *fw)
 	chip->regDIALOG |= VXP_DLG_XILINX_REPROG_MASK;
 	vx_outb(chip, DIALOG, chip->regDIALOG);
 	vx_inb(chip, DIALOG);
-	snd_vx_delay(_chip, 10);
+	msleep(10);
 	chip->regDIALOG &= ~VXP_DLG_XILINX_REPROG_MASK;
 	vx_outb(chip, DIALOG, chip->regDIALOG);
 	vx_inb(chip, DIALOG);