diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
index 1f2672b1e03e..a6bab392700e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "wm9081.h"
 
 static struct reg_default wm9081_reg[] = {
-	{  0, 0x9081 },     /* R0  - Software Reset */
 	{  2, 0x00B9 },     /* R2  - Analogue Lineout */
 	{  3, 0x00B9 },     /* R3  - Analogue Speaker PGA */
 	{  4, 0x0001 },     /* R4  - VMID Control */