diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
index 681fbbd8a5ced24c336b99b115845f8983493e1a..67350901772ce986582ef19e0b8ce9dad738f9cb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1724.c
@@ -2443,12 +2443,10 @@ static int __devinit snd_vt1724_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 			outb(inb(ICEREG1724(ice, IRQMASK)) &
 			     ~(VT1724_IRQ_MPU_RX | VT1724_IRQ_MPU_TX),
 			     ICEREG1724(ice, IRQMASK));
-#if 0 /* for testing */
 			/* set watermarks */
 			outb(VT1724_MPU_RX_FIFO | 0x1,
 			     ICEREG1724(ice, MPU_FIFO_WM));
 			outb(0x1, ICEREG1724(ice, MPU_FIFO_WM));
-#endif
 		}
 	}