diff --git a/sys/dev/pcm/isa/sb.c b/sys/dev/pcm/isa/sb.c
index 8af9908b031a..b76df8f49d34 100644
--- a/sys/dev/pcm/isa/sb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/pcm/isa/sb.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ sb_dsp_init(snddev_info *d, struct isa_device *dev)
 		    printf("ESS1868 (rev %d)\n", rev);
 		else
 		    printf("ESS688 (rev %d)\n", rev);
-		d->audio_fmt |= AFMT_S16_LE; /* in fact it is U16_LE */
 		break ; /* XXX */
 	    } else {
 		printf("Unknown card 0x%x 0x%x -- hope it is SBPRO\n",
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb.c b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb.c
index 8af9908b031a..b76df8f49d34 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ sb_dsp_init(snddev_info *d, struct isa_device *dev)
 		    printf("ESS1868 (rev %d)\n", rev);
 		else
 		    printf("ESS688 (rev %d)\n", rev);
-		d->audio_fmt |= AFMT_S16_LE; /* in fact it is U16_LE */
 		break ; /* XXX */
 	    } else {
 		printf("Unknown card 0x%x 0x%x -- hope it is SBPRO\n",
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb16.c b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb16.c
index 8af9908b031a..b76df8f49d34 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb16.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb16.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ sb_dsp_init(snddev_info *d, struct isa_device *dev)
 		    printf("ESS1868 (rev %d)\n", rev);
 		else
 		    printf("ESS688 (rev %d)\n", rev);
-		d->audio_fmt |= AFMT_S16_LE; /* in fact it is U16_LE */
 		break ; /* XXX */
 	    } else {
 		printf("Unknown card 0x%x 0x%x -- hope it is SBPRO\n",
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb8.c b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb8.c
index 8af9908b031a..b76df8f49d34 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb8.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/isa/sb8.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ sb_dsp_init(snddev_info *d, struct isa_device *dev)
 		    printf("ESS1868 (rev %d)\n", rev);
 		else
 		    printf("ESS688 (rev %d)\n", rev);
-		d->audio_fmt |= AFMT_S16_LE; /* in fact it is U16_LE */
 		break ; /* XXX */
 	    } else {
 		printf("Unknown card 0x%x 0x%x -- hope it is SBPRO\n",
diff --git a/sys/i386/isa/snd/sb_dsp.c b/sys/i386/isa/snd/sb_dsp.c
index 8af9908b031a..b76df8f49d34 100644
--- a/sys/i386/isa/snd/sb_dsp.c
+++ b/sys/i386/isa/snd/sb_dsp.c
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ sb_dsp_init(snddev_info *d, struct isa_device *dev)
 		    printf("ESS1868 (rev %d)\n", rev);
 		else
 		    printf("ESS688 (rev %d)\n", rev);
-		d->audio_fmt |= AFMT_S16_LE; /* in fact it is U16_LE */
 		break ; /* XXX */
 	    } else {
 		printf("Unknown card 0x%x 0x%x -- hope it is SBPRO\n",