int16_t *insnBuffer;
        // interface number
        int ifnum;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-       // interface structure in 2.6
+       // interface structure
        struct usb_interface *interface;
-#endif
        // comedi device for the interrupt context
        comedi_device *comedidev;
        // asynchronous command is running
 
        if (usbduxfastsub_tmp && usbduxfastsub_tmp->urbIn) {
                usbduxfastsub_tmp->ai_cmd_running = 0;
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
-               j = usb_unlink_urb(usbduxfastsub_tmp->urbIn);
-               if (j < 0) {
-                       err = j;
-               }
-#else
                // waits until a running transfer is over
                usb_kill_urb(usbduxfastsub_tmp->urbIn);
                j = 0;
-#endif
        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG
        printk("comedi: usbduxfast: unlinked InURB: res=%d\n", j);
 
 // analogue IN
 // interrupt service routine
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-static void usbduxfastsub_ai_Irq(struct urb *urb)
-#else
 static void usbduxfastsub_ai_Irq(struct urb *urb PT_REGS_ARG)
-#endif
 {
        int n, err;
        usbduxfastsub_t *this_usbduxfastsub;
        if (!usbduxfastsub_tmp) {
                return;
        }
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
+
        // shows the usb subsystem that the driver is down
        if (usbduxfastsub_tmp->interface) {
                usb_set_intfdata(usbduxfastsub_tmp->interface, NULL);
        }
-#endif
 
        usbduxfastsub_tmp->probed = 0;
 
        if (usbduxfastsub_tmp->urbIn) {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
                // waits until a running transfer is over
-               // thus, under 2.4 hotplugging while a command
-               // is running is not safe
                usb_kill_urb(usbduxfastsub_tmp->urbIn);
-#endif
                if (usbduxfastsub_tmp->transfer_buffer) {
                        kfree(usbduxfastsub_tmp->transfer_buffer);
                        usbduxfastsub_tmp->transfer_buffer = NULL;
 }
 
 // allocate memory for the urbs and initialise them
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-static void *usbduxfastsub_probe(struct usb_device *udev,
-       unsigned int interfnum, const struct usb_device_id *id)
-{
-#else
 static int usbduxfastsub_probe(struct usb_interface *uinterf,
        const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
        struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(uinterf);
-#endif
        int i;
        int index;
 
        // save a pointer to the usb device
        usbduxfastsub[index].usbdev = udev;
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-       // save the interface number
-       usbduxfastsub[index].ifnum = interfnum;
-#else
-       // 2.6: save the interface itself
+       // save the interface itself
        usbduxfastsub[index].interface = uinterf;
        // get the interface number from the interface
        usbduxfastsub[index].ifnum = uinterf->altsetting->desc.bInterfaceNumber;
        // hand the private data over to the usb subsystem
        // will be needed for disconnect
        usb_set_intfdata(uinterf, &(usbduxfastsub[index]));
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG
        printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: ifnum=%d\n", usbduxfastsub[index].ifnum);
        up(&start_stop_sem);
        printk("comedi_: usbduxfast%d has been successfully initialized.\n",
                index);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-       return (void *)(&usbduxfastsub[index]);
-#else
        // success
        return 0;
-#endif
 }
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0)
-static void usbduxfastsub_disconnect(struct usb_device *udev, void *ptr)
-{
-       usbduxfastsub_t *usbduxfastsub_tmp = (usbduxfastsub_t *) ptr;
-#else
 static void usbduxfastsub_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
        usbduxfastsub_t *usbduxfastsub_tmp = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
        struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
-#endif
+
        if (!usbduxfastsub_tmp) {
                printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: disconnect called with null pointer.\n");
                return;