diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index 709a1a2cde20..5a987c683c41 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -1798,13 +1798,11 @@ static int snd_riptide_initialize(struct snd_riptide *chip)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int snd_riptide_free(struct snd_riptide *chip)
+static void snd_riptide_free(struct snd_card *card)
 {
+	struct snd_riptide *chip = card->private_data;
 	struct cmdif *cif;
 
-	if (!chip)
-		return 0;
-
 	cif = chip->cif;
 	if (cif) {
 		SET_GRESET(cif->hwport);
@@ -1812,39 +1810,19 @@ static int snd_riptide_free(struct snd_riptide *chip)
 		UNSET_GRESET(cif->hwport);
 		kfree(chip->cif);
 	}
-	if (chip->irq >= 0)
-		free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
 	release_firmware(chip->fw_entry);
-	release_and_free_resource(chip->res_port);
-	kfree(chip);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int snd_riptide_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
-{
-	struct snd_riptide *chip = device->device_data;
-
-	return snd_riptide_free(chip);
 }
 
 static int
-snd_riptide_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
-		   struct snd_riptide **rchip)
+snd_riptide_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci)
 {
-	struct snd_riptide *chip;
+	struct snd_riptide *chip = card->private_data;
 	struct riptideport *hwport;
 	int err;
-	static const struct snd_device_ops ops = {
-		.dev_free = snd_riptide_dev_free,
-	};
 
-	*rchip = NULL;
-	err = pci_enable_device(pci);
+	err = pcim_enable_device(pci);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_riptide), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!chip)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&chip->lock);
 	chip->card = card;
@@ -1855,24 +1833,20 @@ snd_riptide_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
 	chip->received_irqs = 0;
 	chip->handled_irqs = 0;
 	chip->cif = NULL;
+	card->private_free = snd_riptide_free;
 
-	chip->res_port = request_region(chip->port, 64, "RIPTIDE");
-	if (!chip->res_port) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR
-			   "Riptide: unable to grab region 0x%lx-0x%lx\n",
-			   chip->port, chip->port + 64 - 1);
-		snd_riptide_free(chip);
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
+	err = pci_request_regions(pci, "RIPTIDE");
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 	hwport = (struct riptideport *)chip->port;
 	UNSET_AIE(hwport);
 
-	if (request_threaded_irq(pci->irq, snd_riptide_interrupt,
-				 riptide_handleirq, IRQF_SHARED,
-				 KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
+	if (devm_request_threaded_irq(&pci->dev, pci->irq,
+				      snd_riptide_interrupt,
+				      riptide_handleirq, IRQF_SHARED,
+				      KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Riptide: unable to grab IRQ %d\n",
 			   pci->irq);
-		snd_riptide_free(chip);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	chip->irq = pci->irq;
@@ -1880,18 +1854,9 @@ snd_riptide_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
 	chip->device_id = pci->device;
 	pci_set_master(pci);
 	err = snd_riptide_initialize(chip);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_riptide_free(chip);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		snd_riptide_free(chip);
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	}
 
-	*rchip = chip;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2073,20 +2038,20 @@ snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	err = snd_card_new(&pci->dev, index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
-			   0, &card);
+	err = snd_devm_card_new(&pci->dev, index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
+				sizeof(*chip), &card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
-	err = snd_riptide_create(card, pci, &chip);
+	chip = card->private_data;
+	err = snd_riptide_create(card, pci);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
-	card->private_data = chip;
+		return err;
 	err = snd_riptide_pcm(chip, 0);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
+		return err;
 	err = snd_riptide_mixer(chip);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
+		return err;
 
 	val = LEGACY_ENABLE_ALL;
 	if (opl3_port[dev])
@@ -2153,26 +2118,16 @@ snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	snd_riptide_proc_init(chip);
 	err = snd_card_register(card);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto error;
+		return err;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci, card);
 	dev++;
 	return 0;
-
- error:
-	snd_card_free(card);
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void snd_card_riptide_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
-{
-	snd_card_free(pci_get_drvdata(pci));
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_riptide_ids,
 	.probe = snd_card_riptide_probe,
-	.remove = snd_card_riptide_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.pm = RIPTIDE_PM_OPS,
 	},
