return xc5000_readreg(priv, XREG_TOTALGAIN, totalgain);
 }
 
-static u16 wait_for_lock(struct xc5000_priv *priv)
-{
-       u16 lock_state = 0;
-       int watch_dog_count = 40;
-
-       while ((lock_state == 0) && (watch_dog_count > 0)) {
-               xc_get_lock_status(priv, &lock_state);
-               if (lock_state != 1) {
-                       msleep(5);
-                       watch_dog_count--;
-               }
-       }
-       return lock_state;
-}
-
 #define XC_TUNE_ANALOG  0
 #define XC_TUNE_DIGITAL 1
 static int xc_tune_channel(struct xc5000_priv *priv, u32 freq_hz, int mode)
 {
-       int found = 0;
-
        dprintk(1, "%s(%u)\n", __func__, freq_hz);
 
        if (xc_set_rf_frequency(priv, freq_hz) != 0)
-               return 0;
-
-       if (mode == XC_TUNE_ANALOG) {
-               if (wait_for_lock(priv) == 1)
-                       found = 1;
-       }
+               return -EREMOTEIO;
 
-       return found;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int xc_set_xtal(struct dvb_frontend *fe)