diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 9c94b97c17f8..c4a8b1947566 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -795,10 +795,6 @@ struct snd_soc_component_driver {
 	int (*suspend)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*resume)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 
-	/* pcm creation and destruction */
-	int (*pcm_new)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *);
-	void (*pcm_free)(struct snd_pcm *);
-
 	/* DT */
 	int (*of_xlate_dai_name)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 				 struct of_phandle_args *args,
@@ -874,8 +870,6 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 	void (*remove)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*suspend)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*resume)(struct snd_soc_component *);
-	int (*pcm_new)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *);
-	void (*pcm_free)(struct snd_pcm *);
 
 	/* machine specific init */
 	int (*init)(struct snd_soc_component *component);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 921622a01944..c240e13ba057 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3171,8 +3171,6 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	component->remove = component->driver->remove;
 	component->suspend = component->driver->suspend;
 	component->resume = component->driver->resume;
-	component->pcm_new = component->driver->pcm_new;
-	component->pcm_free = component->driver->pcm_free;
 
 	dapm = &component->dapm;
 	dapm->dev = dev;
@@ -3360,25 +3358,6 @@ static void snd_soc_platform_drv_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	platform->driver->remove(platform);
 }
 
-static int snd_soc_platform_drv_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_platform *platform = rtd->platform;
-
-	if (platform->driver->pcm_new)
-		return platform->driver->pcm_new(rtd);
-	else
-		return 0;
-}
-
-static void snd_soc_platform_drv_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = pcm->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_platform *platform = rtd->platform;
-
-	if (platform->driver->pcm_free)
-		platform->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_add_platform - Add a platform to the ASoC core
  * @dev: The parent device for the platform
@@ -3402,10 +3381,6 @@ int snd_soc_add_platform(struct device *dev, struct snd_soc_platform *platform,
 		platform->component.probe = snd_soc_platform_drv_probe;
 	if (platform_drv->remove)
 		platform->component.remove = snd_soc_platform_drv_remove;
-	if (platform_drv->pcm_new)
-		platform->component.pcm_new = snd_soc_platform_drv_pcm_new;
-	if (platform_drv->pcm_free)
-		platform->component.pcm_free = snd_soc_platform_drv_pcm_free;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	platform->component.debugfs_prefix = "platform";
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index dcc5ece08668..553f7a76743c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2628,25 +2628,12 @@ static int dpcm_fe_dai_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void soc_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = pcm->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_component *component;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(component, &rtd->card->component_dev_list,
-			    card_list) {
-		if (component->pcm_free)
-			component->pcm_free(pcm);
-	}
-}
-
 /* create a new pcm */
 int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_platform *platform = rtd->platform;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	struct snd_soc_component *component;
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 	char new_name[64];
 	int ret = 0, playback = 0, capture = 0;
@@ -2756,18 +2743,17 @@ int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 	if (capture)
 		snd_pcm_set_ops(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, &rtd->ops);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(component, &rtd->card->component_dev_list, card_list) {
-		if (component->pcm_new) {
-			ret = component->pcm_new(rtd);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				dev_err(component->dev,
-					"ASoC: pcm constructor failed: %d\n",
-					ret);
-				return ret;
-			}
+	if (platform->driver->pcm_new) {
+		ret = platform->driver->pcm_new(rtd);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(platform->dev,
+				"ASoC: pcm constructor failed: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
-	pcm->private_free = soc_pcm_free;
+
+	pcm->private_free = platform->driver->pcm_free;
 out:
 	dev_info(rtd->card->dev, "%s <-> %s mapping ok\n",
 		 (rtd->num_codecs > 1) ? "multicodec" : rtd->codec_dai->name,