diff --git a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
index b072392725c7..a42f66f561f5 100644
--- a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_controller.c
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
 #include <sound/hda_register.h>
 #include <sound/hdaudio_ext.h>
 
-/*
- * maximum HDAC capablities we should parse to avoid endless looping:
- * currently we have 4 extended caps, so this is future proof for now.
- * extend when this limit is seen meeting in real HW
- */
-#define HDAC_MAX_CAPS 10
-
 /*
  * processing pipe helpers - these helpers are useful for dealing with HDA
  * new capability of processing pipelines