diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 7233d3a206b2..309bb70bcb1e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -947,8 +947,6 @@ struct snd_soc_codec_driver {
 	int (*set_jack)(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 			struct snd_soc_jack *jack,  void *data);
 
-	/* codec IO */
-	struct regmap *(*get_regmap)(struct device *);
 	unsigned int (*read)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int);
 	int (*write)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 96081160fd24..e5af15aa1c28 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3392,9 +3392,6 @@ int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 	codec->component.debugfs_prefix = "codec";
 #endif
 
-	if (codec_drv->get_regmap)
-		codec->component.regmap = codec_drv->get_regmap(dev);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < num_dai; i++) {
 		convert_endianness_formats(&dai_drv[i].playback);
 		convert_endianness_formats(&dai_drv[i].capture);