diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_hlp.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_hlp.c
index eab58bfbc8a8..33a952f68de8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_hlp.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_hlp.c
@@ -407,14 +407,14 @@ void saa7146_write_out_dma(struct saa7146_dev* dev, int which, struct saa7146_vi
 static int calculate_video_dma_grab_packed(struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_buf *buf)
 {
 	struct saa7146_vv *vv = dev->vv_data;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
 	struct saa7146_video_dma vdma1;
+	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev, pix->pixelformat);
 
-	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev,buf->fmt->pixelformat);
-
-	int width = buf->fmt->width;
-	int height = buf->fmt->height;
-	int bytesperline = buf->fmt->bytesperline;
-	enum v4l2_field field = buf->fmt->field;
+	int width = pix->width;
+	int height = pix->height;
+	int bytesperline = pix->bytesperline;
+	enum v4l2_field field = pix->field;
 
 	int depth = sfmt->depth;
 
@@ -469,8 +469,9 @@ static int calculate_video_dma_grab_packed(struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa71
 
 static int calc_planar_422(struct saa7146_vv *vv, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struct saa7146_video_dma *vdma2, struct saa7146_video_dma *vdma3)
 {
-	int height = buf->fmt->height;
-	int width = buf->fmt->width;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
+	int height = pix->height;
+	int width = pix->width;
 
 	vdma2->pitch	= width;
 	vdma3->pitch	= width;
@@ -500,8 +501,9 @@ static int calc_planar_422(struct saa7146_vv *vv, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struc
 
 static int calc_planar_420(struct saa7146_vv *vv, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struct saa7146_video_dma *vdma2, struct saa7146_video_dma *vdma3)
 {
-	int height = buf->fmt->height;
-	int width = buf->fmt->width;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
+	int height = pix->height;
+	int width = pix->width;
 
 	vdma2->pitch	= width/2;
 	vdma3->pitch	= width/2;
@@ -530,15 +532,15 @@ static int calc_planar_420(struct saa7146_vv *vv, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struc
 static int calculate_video_dma_grab_planar(struct saa7146_dev* dev, struct saa7146_buf *buf)
 {
 	struct saa7146_vv *vv = dev->vv_data;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
 	struct saa7146_video_dma vdma1;
 	struct saa7146_video_dma vdma2;
 	struct saa7146_video_dma vdma3;
+	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev, pix->pixelformat);
 
-	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev,buf->fmt->pixelformat);
-
-	int width = buf->fmt->width;
-	int height = buf->fmt->height;
-	enum v4l2_field field = buf->fmt->field;
+	int width = pix->width;
+	int height = pix->height;
+	enum v4l2_field field = pix->field;
 
 	BUG_ON(0 == buf->pt[0].dma);
 	BUG_ON(0 == buf->pt[1].dma);
@@ -717,8 +719,9 @@ static void saa7146_disable_clipping(struct saa7146_dev *dev)
 
 void saa7146_set_capture(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struct saa7146_buf *next)
 {
-	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev,buf->fmt->pixelformat);
 	struct saa7146_vv *vv = dev->vv_data;
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
+	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev, pix->pixelformat);
 	u32 vdma1_prot_addr;
 
 	DEB_CAP("buf:%p, next:%p\n", buf, next);
@@ -730,7 +733,7 @@ void saa7146_set_capture(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_buf *buf, struc
 		saa7146_write(dev, MC2, MASK_27 );
 	}
 
-	saa7146_set_window(dev, buf->fmt->width, buf->fmt->height, buf->fmt->field);
+	saa7146_set_window(dev, pix->width, pix->height, pix->field);
 	saa7146_set_output_format(dev, sfmt->trans);
 	saa7146_disable_clipping(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
index 58f39cf64a1c..dd0d803c38cd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146/saa7146_video.c
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ struct saa7146_format* saa7146_format_by_fourcc(struct saa7146_dev *dev, int fou
 
 static int saa7146_pgtable_build(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_buf *buf)
 {
+	struct saa7146_vv *vv = dev->vv_data;
 	struct pci_dev *pci = dev->pci;
 	struct videobuf_dmabuf *dma=videobuf_to_dma(&buf->vb);
 	struct scatterlist *list = dma->sglist;
 	int length = dma->sglen;
-	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev,buf->fmt->pixelformat);
+	struct v4l2_pix_format *pix = &vv->video_fmt;
+	struct saa7146_format *sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev, pix->pixelformat);
 
 	DEB_EE("dev:%p, buf:%p, sg_len:%d\n", dev, buf, length);
 
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ static int saa7146_pgtable_build(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct saa7146_buf *bu
 		__le32  *ptr1, *ptr2, *ptr3;
 		__le32 fill;
 
-		int size = buf->fmt->width*buf->fmt->height;
+		int size = pix->width * pix->height;
 		int i,p,m1,m2,m3,o1,o2;
 
 		switch( sfmt->depth ) {
@@ -757,8 +759,7 @@ static int buffer_prepare(struct videobuf_queue *q,
 	    buf->vb.height != vv->video_fmt.height ||
 	    buf->vb.size   != size ||
 	    buf->vb.field  != field      ||
-	    buf->vb.field  != vv->video_fmt.field  ||
-	    buf->fmt       != &vv->video_fmt) {
+	    buf->vb.field  != vv->video_fmt.field) {
 		saa7146_dma_free(dev,q,buf);
 	}
 
@@ -770,10 +771,9 @@ static int buffer_prepare(struct videobuf_queue *q,
 		buf->vb.height = vv->video_fmt.height;
 		buf->vb.size   = size;
 		buf->vb.field  = field;
-		buf->fmt       = &vv->video_fmt;
 		buf->vb.field  = vv->video_fmt.field;
 
-		sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev,buf->fmt->pixelformat);
+		sfmt = saa7146_format_by_fourcc(dev, vv->video_fmt.pixelformat);
 
 		release_all_pagetables(dev, buf);
 		if( 0 != IS_PLANAR(sfmt->trans)) {
diff --git a/include/media/drv-intf/saa7146_vv.h b/include/media/drv-intf/saa7146_vv.h
index fee861670ddb..80463fdd30eb 100644
--- a/include/media/drv-intf/saa7146_vv.h
+++ b/include/media/drv-intf/saa7146_vv.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct saa7146_buf {
 	struct videobuf_buffer vb;
 
 	/* saa7146 specific */
-	struct v4l2_pix_format  *fmt;
 	int (*activate)(struct saa7146_dev *dev,
 			struct saa7146_buf *buf,
 			struct saa7146_buf *next);
