struct v4l2_subdev_format *sink_fmt)
 {
        struct imx7_csi *csi = v4l2_get_subdevdata(sd);
-       const struct v4l2_pix_format *out_pix = &csi->vdev_fmt;
        struct media_pad *pad = NULL;
        unsigned int i;
        int ret;
                break;
        }
 
-       /* Validate the sink link, ensure the pixel format is supported. */
-       switch (out_pix->pixelformat) {
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y12:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y14:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB8:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR10:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG10:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG10:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB10:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR12:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG12:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG12:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB12:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR14:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG14:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG14:
-       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB14:
-               break;
-
-       default:
-               dev_dbg(csi->dev, "Invalid capture pixel format 0x%08x\n",
-                       out_pix->pixelformat);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
        return 0;
 }