diff --git a/alsa-firmware-loading-3.8.8.patch b/alsa-firmware-loading-3.8.8.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d48ee4b..0000000
--- a/alsa-firmware-loading-3.8.8.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/include/sound/emu10k1.h b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
-index f841ba4..dfb42ca 100644
---- a/include/sound/emu10k1.h
-+++ b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
-@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@ struct snd_emu10k1 {
- 	unsigned int next_free_voice;
- 
- 	const struct firmware *firmware;
-+	const struct firmware *dock_fw;
- 
- #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
- 	unsigned int *saved_ptr;
-diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
-index e6b0166..bdd888e 100644
---- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
-+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
-@@ -657,14 +657,14 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_cardbus_init(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
--static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
-+static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu,
-+				     const struct firmware *fw_entry)
- {
- 	int n, i;
- 	int reg;
- 	int value;
- 	unsigned int write_post;
- 	unsigned long flags;
--	const struct firmware *fw_entry = emu->firmware;
- 
- 	if (!fw_entry)
- 		return -EIO;
-@@ -725,9 +725,34 @@ static int emu1010_firmware_thread(void *data)
- 			/* Return to Audio Dock programming mode */
- 			snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Audio Dock Firmware\n");
- 			snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG_AUDIODOCK);
--			err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
--			if (err != 0)
--				continue;
-+
-+			if (!emu->dock_fw) {
-+				const char *filename = NULL;
-+				switch (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model) {
-+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010:
-+					filename = DOCK_FILENAME;
-+					break;
-+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010B:
-+					filename = MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME;
-+					break;
-+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1616:
-+					filename = MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME;
-+					break;
-+				}
-+				if (filename) {
-+					err = request_firmware(&emu->dock_fw,
-+							       filename,
-+							       &emu->pci->dev);
-+					if (err)
-+						continue;
-+				}
-+			}
-+
-+			if (emu->dock_fw) {
-+				err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, emu->dock_fw);
-+				if (err)
-+					continue;
-+			}
- 
- 			snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, 0);
- 			snd_emu1010_fpga_read(emu, EMU_HANA_IRQ_STATUS, &reg);
-@@ -862,7 +887,7 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_emu1010_init(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
- 			   filename, emu->firmware->size);
- 	}
- 
--	err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
-+	err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, emu->firmware);
- 	if (err != 0) {
- 		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Firmware failed\n");
- 		return err;
-@@ -1253,6 +1278,8 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_free(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
- 		kthread_stop(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
- 	if (emu->firmware)
- 		release_firmware(emu->firmware);
-+	if (emu->dock_fw)
-+		release_firmware(emu->dock_fw);
- 	if (emu->irq >= 0)
- 		free_irq(emu->irq, emu);
- 	/* remove reserved page */
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