diff --git a/sound/arm/aaci.c b/sound/arm/aaci.c
index ae38f2c342c..ea3be874c84 100644
--- a/sound/arm/aaci.c
+++ b/sound/arm/aaci.c
@@ -330,63 +330,6 @@ static irqreturn_t aaci_irq(int irq, void *devid)
 /*
  * ALSA support.
  */
-
-struct aaci_stream {
-	unsigned char codec_idx;
-	unsigned char rate_idx;
-};
-
-static struct aaci_stream aaci_streams[] = {
-	[ACSTREAM_FRONT] = {
-		.codec_idx	= 0,
-		.rate_idx	= AC97_RATES_FRONT_DAC,
-	},
-	[ACSTREAM_SURROUND] = {
-		.codec_idx	= 0,
-		.rate_idx	= AC97_RATES_SURR_DAC,
-	},
-	[ACSTREAM_LFE] = {
-		.codec_idx	= 0,
-		.rate_idx	= AC97_RATES_LFE_DAC,
-	},
-};
-
-static inline unsigned int aaci_rate_mask(struct aaci *aaci, int streamid)
-{
-	struct aaci_stream *s = aaci_streams + streamid;
-	return aaci->ac97_bus->codec[s->codec_idx]->rates[s->rate_idx];
-}
-
-static unsigned int rate_list[] = {
-	5512, 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050, 32000, 44100,
-	48000, 64000, 88200, 96000, 176400, 192000
-};
-
-/*
- * Double-rate rule: we can support double rate iff channels == 2
- *  (unimplemented)
- */
-static int
-aaci_rule_rate_by_channels(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *p, struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
-{
-	struct aaci *aaci = rule->private;
-	unsigned int rate_mask = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_48000|SNDRV_PCM_RATE_5512;
-	struct snd_interval *c = hw_param_interval(p, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
-
-	switch (c->max) {
-	case 6:
-		rate_mask &= aaci_rate_mask(aaci, ACSTREAM_LFE);
-	case 4:
-		rate_mask &= aaci_rate_mask(aaci, ACSTREAM_SURROUND);
-	case 2:
-		rate_mask &= aaci_rate_mask(aaci, ACSTREAM_FRONT);
-	}
-
-	return snd_interval_list(hw_param_interval(p, rule->var),
-				 ARRAY_SIZE(rate_list), rate_list,
-				 rate_mask);
-}
-
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware aaci_hw_info = {
 	.info			= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
@@ -400,10 +343,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware aaci_hw_info = {
 	 */
 	.formats		= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
 
-	/* should this be continuous or knot? */
-	.rates			= SNDRV_PCM_RATE_CONTINUOUS,
-	.rate_max		= 48000,
-	.rate_min		= 4000,
+	/* rates are setup from the AC'97 codec */
 	.channels_min		= 2,
 	.channels_max		= 6,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
@@ -423,6 +363,8 @@ static int __aaci_pcm_open(struct aaci *aaci,
 	aacirun->substream = substream;
 	runtime->private_data = aacirun;
 	runtime->hw = aaci_hw_info;
+	runtime->hw.rates = aacirun->pcm->rates;
+	snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(runtime);
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: ALSA specifies fifo_size in bytes.  If we're in normal
@@ -433,17 +375,6 @@ static int __aaci_pcm_open(struct aaci *aaci,
 	 */
 	runtime->hw.fifo_size = aaci->fifosize * 2;
 
-	/*
-	 * Add rule describing hardware rate dependency
-	 * on the number of channels.
-	 */
-	ret = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(runtime, 0, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-				  aaci_rule_rate_by_channels, aaci,
-				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
-				  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, -1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = request_irq(aaci->dev->irq[0], aaci_irq, IRQF_SHARED|IRQF_DISABLED,
 			  DRIVER_NAME, aaci);
 	if (ret)