diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
index 9911dd91a84d5746f37cb186fe443cf1c4f7b794..45d0d488dfcbf2c9930f958f67bdcea13306b4ce 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c
@@ -934,8 +934,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_clear_cache(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 	memset(c, 0, offsetof(struct dtv_frontend_properties, strength));
 	c->delivery_system = delsys;
 
-	c->state = DTV_CLEAR;
-
 	dev_dbg(fe->dvb->device, "%s: Clearing cache for delivery system %d\n",
 			__func__, c->delivery_system);
 
@@ -1758,13 +1756,13 @@ static int dtv_property_process_set(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		dvb_frontend_clear_cache(fe);
 		break;
 	case DTV_TUNE:
-		/* interpret the cache of data, build either a traditional frontend
-		 * tunerequest so we can pass validation in the FE_SET_FRONTEND
-		 * ioctl.
+		/*
+		 * Use the cached Digital TV properties to tune the
+		 * frontend
 		 */
-		c->state = tvp->cmd;
-		dev_dbg(fe->dvb->device, "%s: Finalised property cache\n",
-				__func__);
+		dev_dbg(fe->dvb->device,
+			"%s: Setting the frontend from property cache\n",
+			__func__);
 
 		r = dtv_set_frontend(fe);
 		break;
@@ -1913,7 +1911,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *parg)
 {
 	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = file->private_data;
 	struct dvb_frontend *fe = dvbdev->priv;
-	struct dtv_frontend_properties *c = &fe->dtv_property_cache;
 	struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
 	int err;
 
@@ -1933,7 +1930,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, void *parg)
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	c->state = DTV_UNDEFINED;
 	err = dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(file, cmd, parg);
 
 	up(&fepriv->sem);
@@ -2117,10 +2113,6 @@ static int dvb_frontend_handle_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			}
 			(tvp + i)->result = err;
 		}
-
-		if (c->state == DTV_TUNE)
-			dev_dbg(fe->dvb->device, "%s: Property cache is full, tuning\n", __func__);
-
 		kfree(tvp);
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index 852b91ba49d279366fe5d0c7151b31af5f66f271..1bdeb10f0d7870842b67e548bd95aa55d32e2b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -620,11 +620,6 @@ struct dtv_frontend_properties {
 	struct dtv_fe_stats	post_bit_count;
 	struct dtv_fe_stats	block_error;
 	struct dtv_fe_stats	block_count;
-
-	/* private: */
-	/* Cache State */
-	u32			state;
-
 };
 
 #define DVB_FE_NO_EXIT  0