diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
index 744e469a9eda6cca3e0e45457706442e99f3f687..6837491f021c0b813aee8681cc73eb33dd0a21cd 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
@@ -1107,8 +1107,6 @@ static int yenta_dev_suspend (struct pci_dev *dev, pm_message_t state)
 		pci_read_config_dword(dev, 17*4, &socket->saved_state[1]);
 		pci_disable_device(dev);
 
-		free_irq(dev->irq, socket);
-
 		/*
 		 * Some laptops (IBM T22) do not like us putting the Cardbus
 		 * bridge into D3.  At a guess, some other laptop will
@@ -1134,13 +1132,6 @@ static int yenta_dev_resume (struct pci_dev *dev)
 		pci_enable_device(dev);
 		pci_set_master(dev);
 
-		if (socket->cb_irq)
-			if (request_irq(socket->cb_irq, yenta_interrupt,
-			                SA_SHIRQ, "yenta", socket)) {
-				printk(KERN_WARNING "Yenta: request_irq() failed on resume!\n");
-				socket->cb_irq = 0;
-			}
-
 		if (socket->type && socket->type->restore_state)
 			socket->type->restore_state(socket);
 	}