int ai_diff_nchan;
        int ai_sh_nchan;
        int ex_trig_analog;
-       int dio_nchan;
        int has_counter;
 };
 
        [BOARD_ME4650] = {
                .name           = "ME-4650",
                .ai_nchan       = 16,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4660] = {
                .name           = "ME-4660",
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4660I] = {
                .name           = "ME-4660i",
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4660S] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4660IS] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4670] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4670I] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4670S] = {
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4670IS] = {
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4680] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4680I] = {
                .ai_nchan       = 32,
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4680S] = {
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
        [BOARD_ME4680IS] = {
                .ai_diff_nchan  = 16,
                .ai_sh_nchan    = 8,
                .ex_trig_analog = 1,
-               .dio_nchan      = 32,
                .has_counter    = 1,
        },
 };
                s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_UNUSED;
        }
 
-    /*=========================================================================
-      Digital I/O subdevice
-      ========================================================================*/
-
+       /* Digital I/O subdevice */
        s = &dev->subdevices[2];
-
-       if (board->dio_nchan) {
-               s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_DIO;
-               s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE;
-               s->n_chan = board->dio_nchan;
-               s->maxdata = 1;
-               s->range_table = &range_digital;
-               s->insn_bits = me4000_dio_insn_bits;
-               s->insn_config = me4000_dio_insn_config;
-       } else {
-               s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_UNUSED;
-       }
+       s->type         = COMEDI_SUBD_DIO;
+       s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE;
+       s->n_chan       = 32;
+       s->maxdata      = 1;
+       s->range_table  = &range_digital;
+       s->insn_bits    = me4000_dio_insn_bits;
+       s->insn_config  = me4000_dio_insn_config;
 
        /*
         * Check for optoisolated ME-4000 version. If one the first