CS_CHECK(RequestIRQ, pcmcia_request_irq(handle, &link->irq));
     CS_CHECK(RequestConfiguration, pcmcia_request_configuration(handle, &link->conf));
 
-    release_region(link->io.BasePort1, link->io.NumPorts1);
-    if (link->io.NumPorts2)
-       release_region(link->io.BasePort2, link->io.NumPorts2);
     p = parport_pc_probe_port(link->io.BasePort1, link->io.BasePort2,
                              link->irq.AssignedIRQ, PARPORT_DMA_NONE,
                              NULL);
     if (info->ndev) {
        struct parport *p = info->port;
        parport_pc_unregister_port(p);
-       request_region(link->io.BasePort1, link->io.NumPorts1,
-                      info->node.dev_name);
-       if (link->io.NumPorts2)
-           request_region(link->io.BasePort2, link->io.NumPorts2,
-                          info->node.dev_name);
     }
     info->ndev = 0;
     link->dev = NULL;