diff --git a/sound/usb/usbaudio.h b/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
index ad9eab211d8f..b58dc0ca7d38 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
+++ b/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
@@ -249,10 +249,6 @@ void snd_usbmidi_disconnect(struct list_head *p);
 #define get_cfg_desc(cfg)	(&(cfg)->desc)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef usb_pipe_needs_resubmit
-#define usb_pipe_needs_resubmit(pipe) 1
-#endif
-
 #ifndef snd_usb_complete_callback
 #define snd_usb_complete_callback(x) (x)
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbmidi.c b/sound/usb/usbmidi.c
index 32be9f99c023..369319d672b6 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbmidi.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usbmidi.c
@@ -246,10 +246,8 @@ static void snd_usbmidi_in_urb_complete(struct urb* urb, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (usb_pipe_needs_resubmit(urb->pipe)) {
-		urb->dev = ep->umidi->chip->dev;
-		snd_usbmidi_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	}
+	urb->dev = ep->umidi->chip->dev;
+	snd_usbmidi_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
 
 static void snd_usbmidi_out_urb_complete(struct urb* urb, struct pt_regs *regs)