diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
index c58365005ac1..8aff70217635 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ static int cxusb_dvico_xc3028_tuner_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 	struct xc2028_config	  cfg = {
 		.i2c_adap  = &adap->dev->i2c_adap,
 		.i2c_addr  = 0x61,
-		.video_dev = adap->dev,
 		.callback  = dvico_bluebird_xc2028_callback,
 	};
 	static struct xc2028_ctrl ctl = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
index 22381de7359e..5549a9d73a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx23885_tsport *port)
 			struct xc2028_config cfg = {
 				.i2c_adap  = &i2c_bus->i2c_adap,
 				.i2c_addr  = 0x61,
-				.video_dev = port,
 				.callback  = cx23885_hvr1500_xc3028_callback,
 			};
 			static struct xc2028_ctrl ctl = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
index 37ebfcc6be55..bbbde6d7dab9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ static int attach_xc3028(u8 addr, struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 	struct xc2028_config cfg = {
 		.i2c_adap  = &dev->core->i2c_adap,
 		.i2c_addr  = addr,
-		.video_dev = dev->core->i2c_adap.algo_data,
 	};
 
 	if (!dev->dvb.frontend) {
@@ -780,7 +779,6 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 			struct xc2028_config cfg = {
 				.i2c_adap  = &dev->core->i2c_adap,
 				.i2c_addr  = 0x61,
-				.video_dev = dev->core,
 				.callback  = cx88_pci_nano_callback,
 			};
 			static struct xc2028_ctrl ctl = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
index 4b936b809d78..225e8f8df1a5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-core.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ static void set_type(struct i2c_client *c, unsigned int type,
 		struct xc2028_config cfg = {
 			.i2c_adap  = t->i2c->adapter,
 			.i2c_addr  = t->i2c->addr,
-			.video_dev = c->adapter->algo_data,
 			.callback  = t->tuner_callback,
 		};
 		if (!xc2028_attach(&t->fe, &cfg)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028.c b/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028.c
index a9caae1af49d..0b5ba67a4da5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend *xc2028_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	if (debug)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "xc2028: Xcv2028/3028 init called!\n");
 
-	if (NULL == cfg || NULL == cfg->video_dev)
+	if (NULL == cfg)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!fe) {
@@ -1163,13 +1163,19 @@ struct dvb_frontend *xc2028_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	video_dev = cfg->video_dev;
+	video_dev = cfg->i2c_adap->algo_data;
+
+	if (debug)
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "xc2028: video_dev =%p\n", video_dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&xc2028_list_mutex);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(priv, &xc2028_list, xc2028_list) {
-		if (priv->video_dev == cfg->video_dev) {
+		if (&priv->i2c_props.adap->dev == &cfg->i2c_adap->dev) {
 			video_dev = NULL;
+			if (debug)
+				printk(KERN_DEBUG "xc2028: reusing device\n");
+
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1197,6 +1203,9 @@ struct dvb_frontend *xc2028_attach(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	fe->tuner_priv = priv;
 	priv->count++;
 
+	if (debug)
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "xc2028: usage count is %i\n", priv->count);
+
 	memcpy(&fe->ops.tuner_ops, &xc2028_dvb_tuner_ops,
 	       sizeof(xc2028_dvb_tuner_ops));