diff --git a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
index e68a6d2fff24..5b4d45654d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
@@ -3548,11 +3548,6 @@ void __devinit bttv_init_card2(struct bttv *btv)
 	/* Hybrid DVB card, DOES have a tda9887 */
 	if (btv->c.type == BTTV_BOARD_DVICO_FUSIONHDTV_5_LITE)
 		tda9887 = 1;
-	if((btv->tuner_type == TUNER_PHILIPS_FM1216ME_MK3) ||
-	   (btv->tuner_type == TUNER_PHILIPS_FM1236_MK3) ||
-	   (btv->tuner_type == TUNER_PHILIPS_FM1256_IH3) ||
-	    tda9887)
-		request_module("tda9887");
 	if (btv->tuner_type != UNSET)
 		request_module("tuner");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
index fe147e3aaa70..c538d99ec9f6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
@@ -1926,8 +1926,6 @@ static int __devinit cx8800_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	/* load and configure helper modules */
 	if (TUNER_ABSENT != core->tuner_type)
 		request_module("tuner");
-	if (core->tda9887_conf)
-		request_module("tda9887");
 
 	/* register v4l devices */
 	dev->video_dev = cx88_vdev_init(core,dev->pci,
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 9286090817cd..2a461dde480c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -1574,8 +1574,6 @@ static int em28xx_init_dev(struct em28xx **devhandle, struct usb_device *udev,
 		request_module("tvp5150");
 	if (dev->has_tuner)
 		request_module("tuner");
-	if (dev->tda9887_conf)
-		request_module("tda9887");
 #endif
 	errCode = em28xx_config(dev);
 	if (errCode) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
index da3007d2f411..2cd73c980533 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-core.c
@@ -942,8 +942,6 @@ static int __devinit saa7134_initdev(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	/* load i2c helpers */
 	if (TUNER_ABSENT != dev->tuner_type)
 		request_module("tuner");
-	if (dev->tda9887_conf)
-		request_module("tda9887");
 	if (card_is_empress(dev)) {
 		request_module("saa6752hs");
 		request_module_depend("saa7134-empress",&need_empress);