diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 46c9705cec09..337431862f36 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -795,9 +795,6 @@ static void davinci_hw_param(struct davinci_audio_dev *dev, int stream)
 /* S/PDIF */
 static void davinci_hw_dit_param(struct davinci_audio_dev *dev)
 {
-	/* Set the PDIR for Serialiser as output */
-	mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG, AFSX);
-
 	/* TXMASK for 24 bits */
 	mcasp_set_reg(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_TXMASK_REG, 0x00FFFFFF);