diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
index 3f924e21b957..252817acc35b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-input.c
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@
 
 static void convert_measurement(u32 x, struct ir_raw_event *y)
 {
-	if (x == V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_RX_SEQ_END) {
-		y->pulse = false;
-		y->duration = V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_MAX_WIDTH_NS;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	y->pulse = (x & V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK) ? true : false;
 	y->duration = x & V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_MAX_WIDTH_NS;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
index aa07286b8d9b..684d23db98a7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c
@@ -675,15 +675,17 @@ static int cx23888_ir_rx_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 	*num = n * sizeof(u32);
 
 	for (p = (u32 *) buf, i = 0; i < n; p++, i++) {
-		if ((*p & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
-			*p = V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_RX_SEQ_END;
-			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
-			continue;
-		}
 
-		u = (*p & FIFO_RXTX_LVL) ? V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK : 0;
-		if (invert)
-			u = u ? 0 : V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK;
+		if ((*p & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
+			/* Assume RTO was because of no IR light input */
+			u = 0;
+			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_888_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
+		} else {
+			u = (*p & FIFO_RXTX_LVL)
+					  ? V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK : 0;
+			if (invert)
+				u = u ? 0 : V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK;
+		}
 
 		v = (u32) pulse_width_count_to_ns((u16) (*p & FIFO_RXTX),
 						  divider);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
index 326c2554c05c..be23c5b37a2f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-ir.c
@@ -677,15 +677,17 @@ static int cx25840_ir_rx_read(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 	*num = n * sizeof(u32);
 
 	for (p = (u32 *) buf, i = 0; i < n; p++, i++) {
-		if ((*p & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
-			*p = V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_RX_SEQ_END;
-			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
-			continue;
-		}
 
-		u = (*p & FIFO_RXTX_LVL) ? V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK : 0;
-		if (invert)
-			u = u ? 0 : V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK;
+		if ((*p & FIFO_RXTX_RTO) == FIFO_RXTX_RTO) {
+			/* Assume RTO was because of no IR light input */
+			u = 0;
+			v4l2_dbg(2, ir_debug, sd, "rx read: end of rx\n");
+		} else {
+			u = (*p & FIFO_RXTX_LVL)
+					  ? V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK : 0;
+			if (invert)
+				u = u ? 0 : V4L2_SUBDEV_IR_PULSE_LEVEL_MASK;
+		}
 
 		v = (u32) pulse_width_count_to_ns((u16) (*p & FIFO_RXTX),
 						  divider);