diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
index ac13fc8f5c70..e977b13bacfa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
@@ -1203,8 +1203,6 @@ static int wm9713_soc_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto reset_err;
 
-	wm9713_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
 	/* unmute the adc - move to kcontrol */
 	reg = ac97_read(codec, AC97_CD) & 0x7fff;
 	ac97_write(codec, AC97_CD, reg);