diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index d91c87e41756..f42af88bd2de 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -3842,7 +3842,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hda_correct_pin_ctl);
  * This function is a helper to set a pin ctl value more safely.
  * It corrects the pin ctl value via snd_hda_correct_pin_ctl(), stores the
  * value in pin target array via snd_hda_codec_set_pin_target(), then
- * actually writes the value via either snd_hda_codec_update_cache() or
+ * actually writes the value via either snd_hda_codec_write_cache() or
  * snd_hda_codec_write() depending on @cached flag.
  */
 int _snd_hda_set_pin_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin,
@@ -3851,7 +3851,7 @@ int _snd_hda_set_pin_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin,
 	val = snd_hda_correct_pin_ctl(codec, pin, val);
 	snd_hda_codec_set_pin_target(codec, pin, val);
 	if (cached)
-		return snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, pin, 0,
+		return snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, pin, 0,
 				AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, val);
 	else
 		return snd_hda_codec_write(codec, pin, 0,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 681c360f29f9..8a095c16ee65 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -381,9 +381,6 @@ snd_hda_codec_write_cache(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 	return snd_hdac_regmap_write(&codec->core, nid, verb, parm);
 }
 
-#define snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, nid, flags, verb, parm) \
-	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, nid, flags, verb, parm)
-
 /* the struct for codec->pin_configs */
 struct hda_pincfg {
 	hda_nid_t nid;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index 942f96e184b6..579984ecdec3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void parse_user_hints(struct hda_codec *codec)
  */
 
 #define update_pin_ctl(codec, pin, val) \
-	snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, pin, 0, \
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, pin, 0, \
 				   AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, val)
 
 /* restore the pinctl based on the cached value */
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ void snd_hda_activate_path(struct hda_codec *codec, struct nid_path *path,
 		hda_nid_t nid = path->path[i];
 
 		if (enable && path->multi[i])
-			snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, nid, 0,
+			snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, nid, 0,
 					    AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL,
 					    path->idx[i]);
 		if (has_amp_in(codec, path, i))
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ static void set_pin_eapd(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t pin, bool enable)
 		return;
 	if (codec->inv_eapd)
 		enable = !enable;
-	snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, pin, 0,
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, pin, 0,
 				   AC_VERB_SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE,
 				   enable ? 0x02 : 0x00);
 }
@@ -5973,7 +5973,7 @@ static void clear_unsol_on_unused_pins(struct hda_codec *codec)
 		hda_nid_t nid = pin->nid;
 		if (is_jack_detectable(codec, nid) &&
 		    !snd_hda_jack_tbl_get(codec, nid))
-			snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, nid, 0,
+			snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, nid, 0,
 					AC_VERB_SET_UNSOLICITED_ENABLE, 0);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
index 757857313426..fd476fb40e1b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_analog.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void ad_vmaster_eapd_hook(void *private_data, int enabled)
 		return;
 	if (codec->inv_eapd)
 		enabled = !enabled;
-	snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, spec->eapd_nid, 0,
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, spec->eapd_nid, 0,
 				   AC_VERB_SET_EAPD_BTLENABLE,
 				   enabled ? 0x02 : 0x00);
 }
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static void ad1884_vmaster_hp_gpio_hook(void *private_data, int enabled)
 
 	if (spec->eapd_nid)
 		ad_vmaster_eapd_hook(private_data, enabled);
-	snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, 0x01, 0,
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, 0x01, 0,
 				   AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA,
 				   enabled ? 0x00 : 0x02);
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
index 75ba66eb4ccd..8b48352689b4 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_conexant.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void cxt_fixup_headset_mic(struct hda_codec *codec,
  * control. */
 
 #define update_mic_pin(codec, nid, val)					\
-	snd_hda_codec_update_cache(codec, nid, 0,			\
+	snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, nid, 0,			\
 				   AC_VERB_SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL, val)
 
 static const struct hda_input_mux olpc_xo_dc_bias = {