return ret;
 }
 
-static int mxl5007t_check_rf_input_power(struct mxl5007t_state *state,
-                                        s32 *rf_input_level)
-{
-       u8 d1, d2;
-       int ret;
-
-       ret = mxl5007t_read_reg(state, 0xb7, &d1);
-       if (mxl_fail(ret))
-               goto fail;
-
-       ret = mxl5007t_read_reg(state, 0xbf, &d2);
-       if (mxl_fail(ret))
-               goto fail;
-
-       d2 = d2 >> 4;
-       if (d2 > 7)
-               d2 += 0xf0;
-
-       *rf_input_level = (s32)(d1 + d2 - 113);
-fail:
-       return ret;
-}
-
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static int mxl5007t_get_status(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u32 *status)
 {
        struct mxl5007t_state *state = fe->tuner_priv;
        int rf_locked, ref_locked;
-       s32 rf_input_level = 0;
        int ret;
 
        if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
                goto fail;
        mxl_debug("%s%s", rf_locked ? "rf locked " : "",
                  ref_locked ? "ref locked" : "");
-
-       ret = mxl5007t_check_rf_input_power(state, &rf_input_level);
-       if (mxl_fail(ret))
-               goto fail;
-       mxl_debug("rf input power: %d", rf_input_level);
 fail:
        if (fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
                fe->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe, 0);