diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.h
index f6e5cd15a4091bf80a1e9af6ff57659d2b77ce66..3261e226cc3daa2eb88bd7e801496c581589c2db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.h
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ struct labpc_private {
 	enum transfer_type current_transfer;
 	/* stores contents of board's eeprom */
 	unsigned int eeprom_data[EEPROM_SIZE];
-	/* stores settings of calibration dacs */
-	unsigned int caldac[16];
 	/*
 	 * function pointers so we can use inb/outb or readb/writeb as
 	 * appropriate
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
index 4abca1d1db72a39f8c3360f6df510610b8a8c666..548d3df08525515dd2a1206492cbe72b2ce40b83 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,6 @@ static int labpc_calib_insn_write(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				  struct comedi_insn *insn,
 				  unsigned int *data)
 {
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 	unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
 
 	/*
@@ -1184,30 +1183,15 @@ static int labpc_calib_insn_write(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (insn->n > 0) {
 		unsigned int val = data[insn->n - 1];
 
-		if (devpriv->caldac[chan] != val) {
+		if (s->readback[chan] != val) {
 			write_caldac(dev, chan, val);
-			devpriv->caldac[chan] = val;
+			s->readback[chan] = val;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return insn->n;
 }
 
-static int labpc_calib_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
-				 struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-				 struct comedi_insn *insn,
-				 unsigned int *data)
-{
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv = dev->private;
-	unsigned int chan = CR_CHAN(insn->chanspec);
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < insn->n; i++)
-		data[i] = devpriv->caldac[chan];
-
-	return insn->n;
-}
-
 static int labpc_eeprom_insn_write(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				   struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 				   struct comedi_insn *insn,
@@ -1345,12 +1329,15 @@ int labpc_common_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		s->subdev_flags	= SDF_READABLE | SDF_WRITABLE | SDF_INTERNAL;
 		s->n_chan	= 16;
 		s->maxdata	= 0xff;
-		s->insn_read	= labpc_calib_insn_read;
 		s->insn_write	= labpc_calib_insn_write;
 
+		ret = comedi_alloc_subdev_readback(s);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < s->n_chan; i++) {
 			write_caldac(dev, i, s->maxdata / 2);
-			devpriv->caldac[i] = s->maxdata / 2;
+			s->readback[i] = s->maxdata / 2;
 		}
 	} else {
 		s->type		= COMEDI_SUBD_UNUSED;