diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/main.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/main.c
index dcf2b59..5216fce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/main.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/main.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		goto exit0;
 	}
 
-	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse);
+	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		cs_error(link, ParseTuple, ret);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 		goto exit0;
 	}
 
-	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse);
+	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		cs_error(link, GetTupleData, ret);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 		goto exit1;
 	}
 
-	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse);
+	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		cs_error(link, ParseTuple, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
index d1fceab..05bf9c5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 
     cfg = &(parse.cftable_entry);
     CS_CHECK(GetTupleData, pcmcia_get_tuple_data(link, &tuple));
-    CS_CHECK(ParseTuple, pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse));
+    CS_CHECK(ParseTuple, pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse));
 
     if (cfg->flags & CISTPL_CFTABLE_DEFAULT) dflt = *cfg;
     if (cfg->index == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
index 27b3d96..d600c2d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 			cs_error(link, GetTupleData, rc);
 			break;
 		}
-		rc = pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse);
+		rc = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse);
 		if (rc != 0) {
 			cs_error(link, ParseTuple, rc);
 			break;
@@ -498,11 +498,6 @@
 
 	DEBUG(3, "link=0x%p", link);
 
-	DEBUG(2, "Validating CIS");
-	ret = pcmcia_validate_cis(link, NULL);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		cs_error(link, GetTupleData, ret);
-
 	card_settings(dev, link, &new_name);
 
 	dev->pcmcia_map.phys = NO_XIP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
index 0ffd981..69d916d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_CFTABLE_ENTRY;
 	CS_CHECK(GetFirstTuple, pcmcia_get_first_tuple(link, &tuple));
 	CS_CHECK(GetTupleData, pcmcia_get_tuple_data(link, &tuple));
-	CS_CHECK(ParseTuple, pcmcia_parse_tuple(link, &tuple, &parse));
+	CS_CHECK(ParseTuple, pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse));
 	link->conf.ConfigIndex = parse.cftable_entry.index;
 	switch (link->manf_id) {
 	case MANFID_TDK:
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
index 918b4a3..c74d665 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
 	i = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(handle, tuple);
 	if (i != 0)
 		return i;
-	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(handle, tuple, parse);
+	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, parse);
 }
 
 static int next_tuple(struct pcmcia_device *handle, tuple_t *tuple,
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 	if ((i = pcmcia_get_next_tuple(handle, tuple)) != 0 ||
 			(i = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(handle, tuple)) != 0)
 		return i;
-	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(handle, tuple, parse);
+	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, parse);
 }
 
 /*======================================================================
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
index d97e6e9..8366bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
 	if ((err = pcmcia_get_first_tuple(handle, tuple)) == 0 &&
 			(err = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(handle, tuple)) == 0)
-		err = pcmcia_parse_tuple(handle, tuple, parse);
+		err = pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, parse);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 
 	if ((err = pcmcia_get_next_tuple(handle, tuple)) == 0 &&
 			(err = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(handle, tuple)) == 0)
-		err = pcmcia_parse_tuple(handle, tuple, parse);
+		err = pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, parse);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c
index ab42fb6..3cfc303 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/pcmcia.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	res = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(dev, &tuple);
 	if (res != 0)
 		goto err_kfree_ssb;
-	res = pcmcia_parse_tuple(dev, &tuple, &parse);
+	res = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse);
 	if (res != 0)
 		goto err_kfree_ssb;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
index 2826e67..6337402 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_LONGLINK_MFC;
 	if (pcmcia_get_first_tuple(hw_priv->link, &tuple) ||
 	    pcmcia_get_tuple_data(hw_priv->link, &tuple) ||
-	    pcmcia_parse_tuple(hw_priv->link, &tuple, parse) ||
+	    pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, parse) ||
 		parse->longlink_mfc.nfn < 2) {
 		/* No multi-function links found */
 		ret = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
index 04d7a25..e2fe2d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
 	tuple.DesiredTuple = CISTPL_CFTABLE_ENTRY;
 	if ((ret = pcmcia_get_first_tuple(p_dev, &tuple)) != 0 ||
 	    (ret = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(p_dev, &tuple)) != 0 ||
-	    (ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(p_dev, &tuple, &parse)) != 0)
+	    (ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, &parse)) != 0)
 	{
 		lbs_pr_err("error in pcmcia_get_first_tuple etc\n");
 		goto out1;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
index 772fc96..dcce9f5 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cistpl.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
 
 /*====================================================================*/
 
-int pccard_parse_tuple(tuple_t *tuple, cisparse_t *parse)
+int pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple_t *tuple, cisparse_t *parse)
 {
     int ret = 0;
     
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@
 	    __cs_dbg(0, "parse_tuple failed %d\n", ret);
     return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(pccard_parse_tuple);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_parse_tuple);
 
 /*======================================================================
 
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@
     ret = pccard_get_tuple_data(s, &tuple);
     if (ret != 0)
 	    goto done;
-    ret = pccard_parse_tuple(&tuple, parse);
+    ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&tuple, parse);
 done:
     kfree(buf);
     return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
index d71eeee..79615e6 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs_internal.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
 		      cisdata_t code, void *parse);
 int pcmcia_replace_cis(struct pcmcia_socket *s,
 		       const u8 *data, const size_t len);
+int pccard_validate_cis(struct pcmcia_socket *s, unsigned int function,
+			unsigned int *count);
 
 /* rsrc_mgr.c */
 int pcmcia_validate_mem(struct pcmcia_socket *s);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
index 579ec94..1703b20 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
 	break;
     case DS_PARSE_TUPLE:
 	buf->tuple.TupleData = buf->tuple_parse.data;
-	ret = pccard_parse_tuple(&buf->tuple, &buf->tuple_parse.parse);
+	ret = pcmcia_parse_tuple(&buf->tuple, &buf->tuple_parse.parse);
 	break;
     case DS_RESET_CARD:
 	ret = pcmcia_reset_card(s);
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
index 93a270e..afea2b2 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@
 		if (pcmcia_get_tuple_data(p_dev, tuple))
 			goto next_entry;
 
-		if (pcmcia_parse_tuple(p_dev, tuple, &cfg_mem->parse))
+		if (pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, &cfg_mem->parse))
 			goto next_entry;
 
 		/* default values */
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
index dbb3bf3..7546aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 	i = pcmcia_get_tuple_data(handle, tuple);
 	if (i != 0)
 		return i;
-	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(handle, tuple, parse);
+	return pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple, parse);
 }
 
 /*====================================================================*/
diff --git a/include/pcmcia/cistpl.h b/include/pcmcia/cistpl.h
index 7e8c2bc..353abe7 100644
--- a/include/pcmcia/cistpl.h
+++ b/include/pcmcia/cistpl.h
@@ -583,13 +583,12 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 struct pcmcia_socket;
 
+int pcmcia_parse_tuple(tuple_t *tuple, cisparse_t *parse);
+
 /* don't use outside of PCMCIA core yet */
 int pccard_get_next_tuple(struct pcmcia_socket *s, unsigned int func, tuple_t *tuple);
 int pccard_get_first_tuple(struct pcmcia_socket *s, unsigned int function, tuple_t *tuple);
 int pccard_get_tuple_data(struct pcmcia_socket *s, tuple_t *tuple);
-int pccard_parse_tuple(tuple_t *tuple, cisparse_t *parse);
-
-int pccard_validate_cis(struct pcmcia_socket *s, unsigned int function, unsigned int *count);
 
 /* ... but use these wrappers instead */
 #define pcmcia_get_first_tuple(p_dev, tuple) \
@@ -601,12 +600,6 @@
 #define pcmcia_get_tuple_data(p_dev, tuple) \
 		pccard_get_tuple_data(p_dev->socket, tuple)
 
-#define pcmcia_parse_tuple(p_dev, tuple, parse) \
-		pccard_parse_tuple(tuple, parse)
-
-#define pcmcia_validate_cis(p_dev, info) \
-		pccard_validate_cis(p_dev->socket, p_dev->func, info)
-
 int pcmcia_loop_config(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev,
 		       int	(*conf_check)	(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev,
 						 cistpl_cftable_entry_t *cf,