diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba.c b/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba.c
index bda295c03e56..3ebc1c38fa3e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ int msm_ba_enum_input(void *instance, struct v4l2_input *input)
 {
 	struct msm_ba_input *ba_input = NULL;
 	struct msm_ba_inst *inst = instance;
-	int status = 0;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!inst || !input)
@@ -152,16 +151,6 @@ int msm_ba_enum_input(void *instance, struct v4l2_input *input)
 		else
 			input->capabilities = V4L2_IN_CAP_STD;
 		dprintk(BA_DBG, "msm_ba_find_input: name %s", input->name);
-		/* get current signal status */
-		rc = v4l2_subdev_call(
-			ba_input->sd, video, g_input_status, &status);
-		if (rc) {
-			dprintk(BA_ERR, "g_input_status failed (%d) for sd: %s",
-				rc, ba_input->sd->name);
-		} else {
-			input->status = status;
-			ba_input->signal_status = status;
-		}
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba_common.c b/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba_common.c
index aadd8d1a6fa9..9915c23f459c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba_common.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/ba/msm_ba_common.c
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ void msm_ba_add_inputs(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 	int start_index = 0;
 	int end_index = 0;
 	int dev_id = 0;
-	int status = 0;
 
 	dev_ctxt = get_ba_dev();
 	if (!list_empty(&dev_ctxt->inputs))
@@ -219,14 +218,6 @@ void msm_ba_add_inputs(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 			input->input_user_type =
 				msm_ba_inp_cfg[i].input_user_type;
 			input->sd = sd;
-			rc = v4l2_subdev_call(
-				sd, video, g_input_status, &status);
-			if (rc)
-				dprintk(BA_ERR,
-					"g_input_status failed for sd: %s",
-					sd->name);
-			else
-				input->signal_status = status;
 			list_add_tail(&input->list, &dev_ctxt->inputs);
 			dev_ctxt->num_inputs++;
 			dprintk(BA_DBG, "Add input: name %s on %d",