diff --git a/include/sound/seq_kernel.h b/include/sound/seq_kernel.h
index 4b9ee3009aa0..c7a5433e109a 100644
--- a/include/sound/seq_kernel.h
+++ b/include/sound/seq_kernel.h
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ __printf(3, 4)
 int snd_seq_create_kernel_client(struct snd_card *card, int client_index,
 				 const char *name_fmt, ...);
 int snd_seq_delete_kernel_client(int client);
-int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev, int atomic, int hop);
+int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev,
+				  struct file *file, bool blocking);
 int snd_seq_kernel_client_dispatch(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev, int atomic, int hop);
 int snd_seq_kernel_client_ctl(int client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
index 30886f5fb100..eb1ef12181f3 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_rw.c
@@ -180,14 +180,11 @@ insert_queue(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *rec, struct file *opt)
 		return 0; /* invalid event - no need to insert queue */
 
 	event.time.tick = snd_seq_oss_timer_cur_tick(dp->timer);
-	if (dp->timer->realtime || !dp->timer->running) {
+	if (dp->timer->realtime || !dp->timer->running)
 		snd_seq_oss_dispatch(dp, &event, 0, 0);
-	} else {
-		if (is_nonblock_mode(dp->file_mode))
-			rc = snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(dp->cseq, &event, 0, 0);
-		else
-			rc = snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking(dp->cseq, &event, opt, 0, 0);
-	}
+	else
+		rc = snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(dp->cseq, &event, opt,
+						   !is_nonblock_mode(dp->file_mode));
 	return rc;
 }
 		
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_writeq.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_writeq.c
index 5e04f4df10e4..b2f69617591f 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_writeq.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_writeq.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ snd_seq_oss_writeq_sync(struct seq_oss_writeq *q)
 		rec->t.code = SEQ_SYNCTIMER;
 		rec->t.time = time;
 		q->sync_event_put = 1;
-		snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking(dp->cseq, &ev, NULL, 0, 0);
+		snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(dp->cseq, &ev, NULL, true);
 	}
 
 	wait_event_interruptible_timeout(q->sync_sleep, ! q->sync_event_put, HZ);
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
index de320b1b90de..0af5b1440b33 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c
@@ -2218,12 +2218,13 @@ int snd_seq_delete_kernel_client(int client)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_delete_kernel_client);
 
-/* skeleton to enqueue event, called from snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue
- * and snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking
+/*
+ * exported, called by kernel clients to enqueue events (w/o blocking)
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE: zero if succeed, negative if error
  */
-static int kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev,
-				 struct file *file, int blocking,
-				 int atomic, int hop)
+int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev,
+				  struct file *file, bool blocking)
 {
 	struct snd_seq_client *cptr;
 	int result;
@@ -2250,37 +2251,13 @@ static int kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev,
 		result = -EPERM;
 	else /* send it */
 		result = snd_seq_client_enqueue_event(cptr, ev, file, blocking,
-						      atomic, hop, NULL);
+						      false, 0, NULL);
 
 	snd_seq_client_unlock(cptr);
 	return result;
 }
-
-/*
- * exported, called by kernel clients to enqueue events (w/o blocking)
- *
- * RETURN VALUE: zero if succeed, negative if error
- */
-int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event * ev,
-				  int atomic, int hop)
-{
-	return kernel_client_enqueue(client, ev, NULL, 0, atomic, hop);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue);
 
-/*
- * exported, called by kernel clients to enqueue events (with blocking)
- *
- * RETURN VALUE: zero if succeed, negative if error
- */
-int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking(int client, struct snd_seq_event * ev,
-					   struct file *file,
-					   int atomic, int hop)
-{
-	return kernel_client_enqueue(client, ev, file, 1, atomic, hop);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking);
-
 /* 
  * exported, called by kernel clients to dispatch events directly to other
  * clients, bypassing the queues.  Event time-stamp will be updated.
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
index 0611e1e0ed5b..66ad3d547916 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.h
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ struct snd_seq_client *snd_seq_client_use_ptr(int clientid);
 /* dispatch event to client(s) */
 int snd_seq_dispatch_event(struct snd_seq_event_cell *cell, int atomic, int hop);
 
-/* exported to other modules */
-int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue(int client, struct snd_seq_event *ev, int atomic, int hop);
-int snd_seq_kernel_client_enqueue_blocking(int client, struct snd_seq_event * ev,
-					   struct file *file, int atomic, int hop);
 int snd_seq_kernel_client_write_poll(int clientid, struct file *file, poll_table *wait);
 int snd_seq_client_notify_subscription(int client, int port,
 				       struct snd_seq_port_subscribe *info, int evtype);