diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 8bc46676c278..53bdf76fcbba 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	azx_dev->core.bufsize = 0;
 	azx_dev->core.period_bytes = 0;
 	azx_dev->core.format_val = 0;
-	ret = chip->ops->substream_alloc_pages(chip, substream,
-					  params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
+	ret = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream,
+				       params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
+
 unlock:
 	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return ret;
@@ -141,7 +142,6 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct azx_pcm *apcm = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
 	struct azx_dev *azx_dev = get_azx_dev(substream);
-	struct azx *chip = apcm->chip;
 	struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo = to_hda_pcm_stream(substream);
 	int err;
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	snd_hda_codec_cleanup(apcm->codec, hinfo, substream);
 
-	err = chip->ops->substream_free_pages(chip, substream);
+	err = snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
 	azx_stream(azx_dev)->prepared = 0;
 	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return err;
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
index c4b3de6c42b8..3c9a2f81cfbf 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.h
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ struct azx;
 struct hda_controller_ops {
 	/* Disable msi if supported, PCI only */
 	int (*disable_msi_reset_irq)(struct azx *);
-	int (*substream_alloc_pages)(struct azx *chip,
-				     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				     size_t size);
-	int (*substream_free_pages)(struct azx *chip,
-				    struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 	void (*pcm_mmap_prepare)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 struct vm_area_struct *area);
 	/* Check if current position is acceptable */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 03ddd1abb44d..0a3ce9c60f50 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -2010,19 +2010,6 @@ static void dma_free_pages(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct snd_dma_buffer *buf)
 	snd_dma_free_pages(buf);
 }
 
-static int substream_alloc_pages(struct azx *chip,
-				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				 size_t size)
-{
-	return snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream, size);
-}
-
-static int substream_free_pages(struct azx *chip,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	return snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
-}
-
 static void pcm_mmap_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			     struct vm_area_struct *area)
 {
@@ -2047,8 +2034,6 @@ static const struct hdac_io_ops pci_hda_io_ops = {
 
 static const struct hda_controller_ops pci_hda_ops = {
 	.disable_msi_reset_irq = disable_msi_reset_irq,
-	.substream_alloc_pages = substream_alloc_pages,
-	.substream_free_pages = substream_free_pages,
 	.pcm_mmap_prepare = pcm_mmap_prepare,
 	.position_check = azx_position_check,
 	.link_power = azx_intel_link_power,
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
index 0621920f7617..8fd20e4dca17 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_tegra.c
@@ -99,19 +99,6 @@ static void dma_free_pages(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct snd_dma_buffer *buf)
 	snd_dma_free_pages(buf);
 }
 
-static int substream_alloc_pages(struct azx *chip,
-				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				 size_t size)
-{
-	return snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream, size);
-}
-
-static int substream_free_pages(struct azx *chip,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	return snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
-}
-
 /*
  * Register access ops. Tegra HDA register access is DWORD only.
  */
@@ -180,10 +167,7 @@ static const struct hdac_io_ops hda_tegra_io_ops = {
 	.dma_free_pages = dma_free_pages,
 };
 
-static const struct hda_controller_ops hda_tegra_ops = {
-	.substream_alloc_pages = substream_alloc_pages,
-	.substream_free_pages = substream_free_pages,
-};
+static const struct hda_controller_ops hda_tegra_ops; /* nothing special */
 
 static void hda_tegra_init(struct hda_tegra *hda)
 {