diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index aac04ff84eea..d60c61b4b341 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_context {
 
 	struct device *dev; /* from parent - for debug */
 	struct snd_soc_component *component; /* parent component */
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec; /* parent codec */
 	struct snd_soc_card *card; /* parent card */
 
 	/* used during DAPM updates */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 052f59c1917f..8d45eec141a9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -4351,7 +4351,6 @@ int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 	if (codec_drv->read)
 		codec->component.read = snd_soc_codec_drv_read;
 	codec->component.ignore_pmdown_time = codec_drv->ignore_pmdown_time;
-	codec->dapm.codec = codec;
 	codec->dapm.idle_bias_off = codec_drv->idle_bias_off;
 	if (codec_drv->seq_notifier)
 		codec->dapm.seq_notifier = codec_drv->seq_notifier;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 8348352dc2c6..1f1e9657481a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	}
 
 	w->dapm = dapm;
-	w->codec = dapm->codec;
+	w->codec = dapm->component->codec;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sources);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sinks);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->list);