diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index e1ef63d4a5c4..d4c004929ae5 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_update {
 
 /* DAPM context */
 struct snd_soc_dapm_context {
-	int n_widgets; /* number of widgets in this context */
 	enum snd_soc_bias_level bias_level;
 	enum snd_soc_bias_level suspend_bias_level;
 	struct delayed_work delayed_work;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 1d6a9b3ceb27..625d4824abbb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3123,7 +3123,6 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	dapm->n_widgets++;
 	w->dapm = dapm;
 	w->codec = dapm->codec;
 	w->platform = dapm->platform;