diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/TODO b/drivers/staging/media/imx/TODO
index 9cfc1c1e78dc..2384f4c6b09d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/TODO
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/TODO
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 - This media driver supports inheriting V4L2 controls to the
   video capture devices, from the subdevices in the capture device's
   pipeline. The controls for each capture device are updated in the
-  link_notify callback when the pipeline is modified. It should be
-  decided whether this feature is useful enough to make it generally
-  available by exporting to v4l2-core.
+  link_notify callback when the pipeline is modified. This feature should be
+  removed, userspace should use the subdev-based userspace API instead.
+
+- Similarly to the legacy control handling, legacy format handling where
+  formats on the video nodes are influenced by the active format of the
+  connected subdev should be removed.
 
 - i.MX7: all of the above, since it uses the imx media core
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
index ed36c28a8b52..483198a5da96 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ struct capture_priv {
 /* In bytes, per queue */
 #define VID_MEM_LIMIT	SZ_64M
 
-/*
- * Video ioctls follow
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Common Video IOCTLs
  */
 
 static int capture_querycap(struct file *file, void *fh,
@@ -69,8 +69,52 @@ static int capture_querycap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_enum_framesizes(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				   struct v4l2_frmsizeenum *fsize)
+static int capture_g_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
+				 struct v4l2_format *f)
+{
+	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
+
+	f->fmt.pix = priv->vdev.fmt;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int capture_g_selection(struct file *file, void *fh,
+			       struct v4l2_selection *s)
+{
+	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
+
+	switch (s->target) {
+	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE:
+	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT:
+	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS:
+		/* The compose rectangle is fixed to the source format. */
+		s->r = priv->vdev.compose;
+		break;
+	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED:
+		/*
+		 * The hardware writes with a configurable but fixed DMA burst
+		 * size. If the source format width is not burst size aligned,
+		 * the written frame contains padding to the right.
+		 */
+		s->r.left = 0;
+		s->r.top = 0;
+		s->r.width = priv->vdev.fmt.width;
+		s->r.height = priv->vdev.fmt.height;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Legacy Video IOCTLs
+ */
+
+static int capture_legacy_enum_framesizes(struct file *file, void *fh,
+					  struct v4l2_frmsizeenum *fsize)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *cc;
@@ -109,8 +153,8 @@ static int capture_enum_framesizes(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_enum_frameintervals(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				       struct v4l2_frmivalenum *fival)
+static int capture_legacy_enum_frameintervals(struct file *file, void *fh,
+					      struct v4l2_frmivalenum *fival)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *cc;
@@ -140,8 +184,8 @@ static int capture_enum_frameintervals(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_enum_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				    struct v4l2_fmtdesc *f)
+static int capture_legacy_enum_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
+					   struct v4l2_fmtdesc *f)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *cc_src;
@@ -184,21 +228,11 @@ static int capture_enum_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_g_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				 struct v4l2_format *f)
-{
-	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
-
-	f->fmt.pix = priv->vdev.fmt;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct capture_priv *priv,
-				     struct v4l2_subdev_format *fmt_src,
-				     struct v4l2_format *f,
-				     const struct imx_media_pixfmt **retcc,
-				     struct v4l2_rect *compose)
+static int __capture_legacy_try_fmt(struct capture_priv *priv,
+				    struct v4l2_subdev_format *fmt_src,
+				    struct v4l2_format *f,
+				    const struct imx_media_pixfmt **retcc,
+				    struct v4l2_rect *compose)
 {
 	const struct imx_media_pixfmt *cc, *cc_src;
 
@@ -255,8 +289,8 @@ static int __capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct capture_priv *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				   struct v4l2_format *f)
+static int capture_legacy_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
+					  struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt_src;
@@ -268,11 +302,11 @@ static int capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return __capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(priv, &fmt_src, f, NULL, NULL);
+	return __capture_legacy_try_fmt(priv, &fmt_src, f, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
-static int capture_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
-				 struct v4l2_format *f)
+static int capture_legacy_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
+					struct v4l2_format *f)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_subdev_format fmt_src;
@@ -289,8 +323,8 @@ static int capture_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = __capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(priv, &fmt_src, f, &priv->vdev.cc,
-					&priv->vdev.compose);
+	ret = __capture_legacy_try_fmt(priv, &fmt_src, f, &priv->vdev.cc,
+				       &priv->vdev.compose);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -299,21 +333,22 @@ static int capture_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_querystd(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id *std)
+static int capture_legacy_querystd(struct file *file, void *fh,
+				   v4l2_std_id *std)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 
 	return v4l2_subdev_call(priv->src_sd, video, querystd, std);
 }
 
-static int capture_g_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id *std)
+static int capture_legacy_g_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id *std)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 
 	return v4l2_subdev_call(priv->src_sd, video, g_std, std);
 }
 
-static int capture_s_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id std)
+static int capture_legacy_s_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id std)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 
@@ -323,38 +358,8 @@ static int capture_s_std(struct file *file, void *fh, v4l2_std_id std)
 	return v4l2_subdev_call(priv->src_sd, video, s_std, std);
 }
 
-static int capture_g_selection(struct file *file, void *fh,
-			       struct v4l2_selection *s)
-{
-	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
-
-	switch (s->target) {
-	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE:
-	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_DEFAULT:
-	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_BOUNDS:
-		/* The compose rectangle is fixed to the source format. */
-		s->r = priv->vdev.compose;
-		break;
-	case V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE_PADDED:
-		/*
-		 * The hardware writes with a configurable but fixed DMA burst
-		 * size. If the source format width is not burst size aligned,
-		 * the written frame contains padding to the right.
-		 */
-		s->r.left = 0;
-		s->r.top = 0;
-		s->r.width = priv->vdev.fmt.width;
-		s->r.height = priv->vdev.fmt.height;
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int capture_g_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
-			  struct v4l2_streamparm *a)
+static int capture_legacy_g_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
+				 struct v4l2_streamparm *a)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval fi;
@@ -375,8 +380,8 @@ static int capture_g_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_s_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
-			  struct v4l2_streamparm *a)
+static int capture_legacy_s_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
+				 struct v4l2_streamparm *a)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
 	struct v4l2_subdev_frame_interval fi;
@@ -398,8 +403,8 @@ static int capture_s_parm(struct file *file, void *fh,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int capture_subscribe_event(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
-				   const struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
+static int capture_legacy_subscribe_event(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
+					  const struct v4l2_event_subscription *sub)
 {
 	switch (sub->type) {
 	case V4L2_EVENT_IMX_FRAME_INTERVAL_ERROR:
@@ -413,42 +418,42 @@ static int capture_subscribe_event(struct v4l2_fh *fh,
 	}
 }
 
-static const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops capture_ioctl_ops = {
-	.vidioc_querycap	= capture_querycap,
+static const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops capture_legacy_ioctl_ops = {
+	.vidioc_querycap		= capture_querycap,
 
-	.vidioc_enum_framesizes = capture_enum_framesizes,
-	.vidioc_enum_frameintervals = capture_enum_frameintervals,
+	.vidioc_enum_framesizes		= capture_legacy_enum_framesizes,
+	.vidioc_enum_frameintervals	= capture_legacy_enum_frameintervals,
 
-	.vidioc_enum_fmt_vid_cap        = capture_enum_fmt_vid_cap,
-	.vidioc_g_fmt_vid_cap           = capture_g_fmt_vid_cap,
-	.vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap         = capture_try_fmt_vid_cap,
-	.vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap           = capture_s_fmt_vid_cap,
+	.vidioc_enum_fmt_vid_cap	= capture_legacy_enum_fmt_vid_cap,
+	.vidioc_g_fmt_vid_cap		= capture_g_fmt_vid_cap,
+	.vidioc_try_fmt_vid_cap		= capture_legacy_try_fmt_vid_cap,
+	.vidioc_s_fmt_vid_cap		= capture_legacy_s_fmt_vid_cap,
 
-	.vidioc_querystd        = capture_querystd,
-	.vidioc_g_std           = capture_g_std,
-	.vidioc_s_std           = capture_s_std,
+	.vidioc_querystd		= capture_legacy_querystd,
+	.vidioc_g_std			= capture_legacy_g_std,
+	.vidioc_s_std			= capture_legacy_s_std,
 
-	.vidioc_g_selection	= capture_g_selection,
+	.vidioc_g_selection		= capture_g_selection,
 
-	.vidioc_g_parm          = capture_g_parm,
-	.vidioc_s_parm          = capture_s_parm,
+	.vidioc_g_parm			= capture_legacy_g_parm,
+	.vidioc_s_parm			= capture_legacy_s_parm,
 
-	.vidioc_reqbufs		= vb2_ioctl_reqbufs,
-	.vidioc_create_bufs     = vb2_ioctl_create_bufs,
-	.vidioc_prepare_buf     = vb2_ioctl_prepare_buf,
-	.vidioc_querybuf	= vb2_ioctl_querybuf,
-	.vidioc_qbuf		= vb2_ioctl_qbuf,
-	.vidioc_dqbuf		= vb2_ioctl_dqbuf,
-	.vidioc_expbuf		= vb2_ioctl_expbuf,
-	.vidioc_streamon	= vb2_ioctl_streamon,
-	.vidioc_streamoff	= vb2_ioctl_streamoff,
+	.vidioc_reqbufs			= vb2_ioctl_reqbufs,
+	.vidioc_create_bufs		= vb2_ioctl_create_bufs,
+	.vidioc_prepare_buf		= vb2_ioctl_prepare_buf,
+	.vidioc_querybuf		= vb2_ioctl_querybuf,
+	.vidioc_qbuf			= vb2_ioctl_qbuf,
+	.vidioc_dqbuf			= vb2_ioctl_dqbuf,
+	.vidioc_expbuf			= vb2_ioctl_expbuf,
+	.vidioc_streamon		= vb2_ioctl_streamon,
+	.vidioc_streamoff		= vb2_ioctl_streamoff,
 
-	.vidioc_subscribe_event = capture_subscribe_event,
-	.vidioc_unsubscribe_event = v4l2_event_unsubscribe,
+	.vidioc_subscribe_event		= capture_legacy_subscribe_event,
+	.vidioc_unsubscribe_event	= v4l2_event_unsubscribe,
 };
 
-/*
- * Queue operations
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Queue Operations
  */
 
 static int capture_queue_setup(struct vb2_queue *vq,
@@ -540,7 +545,7 @@ static int capture_validate_fmt(struct capture_priv *priv)
 
 	v4l2_fill_pix_format(&f.fmt.pix, &fmt_src.format);
 
-	ret = __capture_try_fmt_vid_cap(priv, &fmt_src, &f, &cc, &compose);
+	ret = __capture_legacy_try_fmt(priv, &fmt_src, &f, &cc, &compose);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -616,9 +621,10 @@ static const struct vb2_ops capture_qops = {
 	.stop_streaming  = capture_stop_streaming,
 };
 
-/*
- * File operations
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * File Operations
  */
+
 static int capture_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = video_drvdata(file);
@@ -672,6 +678,10 @@ static const struct v4l2_file_operations capture_fops = {
 	.mmap		= vb2_fop_mmap,
 };
 
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Public API
+ */
+
 struct imx_media_buffer *
 imx_media_capture_device_next_buf(struct imx_media_video_dev *vdev)
 {
@@ -815,7 +825,7 @@ imx_media_capture_device_init(struct device *dev, struct v4l2_subdev *src_sd,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	vfd->fops = &capture_fops;
-	vfd->ioctl_ops = &capture_ioctl_ops;
+	vfd->ioctl_ops = &capture_legacy_ioctl_ops;
 	vfd->minor = -1;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
 	vfd->vfl_dir = VFL_DIR_RX;