Is it OK to remove alsa-base after Kernel 2.6.8?

[Dominique Brazziel <dbrazziel@snet.net>]

I'm trying to get rid of modprobe error messages
(FATAL:  Error trying to install sound_slot_1) and
think it has to do with the file
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.  I configured 
a custom-built 2.6.8 kernel to have modular alsa
support
and have it working correctly with the one sound card
I have installed.

Thanks in advance for clearing this up.