diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 36a5934cf4b1..e923c23e05dd 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct snd_card {
 	struct list_head ctl_files;	/* active control files */
 
 	struct snd_info_entry *proc_root;	/* root for soundcard specific files */
-	struct snd_info_entry *proc_id;	/* the card id */
 	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_root_link;	/* number link to real id */
 
 	struct list_head files_list;	/* all files associated to this card */
diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 7a4e733172ee..96a074019c33 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -504,6 +504,14 @@ int __exit snd_info_done(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void snd_card_id_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
+			     struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	struct snd_card *card = entry->private_data;
+
+	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", card->id);
+}
+
 /*
  * create a card proc file
  * called from init.c
@@ -521,7 +529,8 @@ int snd_info_card_create(struct snd_card *card)
 	if (!entry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	card->proc_root = entry;
-	return 0;
+
+	return snd_card_ro_proc_new(card, "id", card, snd_card_id_read);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 5252a9ce13dc..0c4dc40376a7 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -100,33 +100,6 @@ int (*snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback)(struct snd_card *card, int free_flag);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_PROC_FS
-static void snd_card_id_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
-			     struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
-{
-	struct snd_card *card = entry->private_data;
-
-	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", card->id);
-}
-
-static int init_info_for_card(struct snd_card *card)
-{
-	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
-
-	entry = snd_info_create_card_entry(card, "id", card->proc_root);
-	if (!entry) {
-		dev_dbg(card->dev, "unable to create card entry\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	snd_info_set_text_ops(entry, card, snd_card_id_read);
-	card->proc_id = entry;
-
-	return snd_info_card_register(card);
-}
-#else /* !CONFIG_SND_PROC_FS */
-#define init_info_for_card(card)
-#endif
-
 static int check_empty_slot(struct module *module, int slot)
 {
 	return !slots[slot] || !*slots[slot];
@@ -493,7 +466,6 @@ static int snd_card_do_free(struct snd_card *card)
 	snd_device_free_all(card);
 	if (card->private_free)
 		card->private_free(card);
-	snd_info_free_entry(card->proc_id);
 	if (snd_info_card_free(card) < 0) {
 		dev_warn(card->dev, "unable to free card info\n");
 		/* Not fatal error */
@@ -797,7 +769,10 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 	}
 	snd_cards[card->number] = card;
 	mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
-	init_info_for_card(card);
+	err = snd_info_card_register(card);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS)
 	if (snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback)
 		snd_mixer_oss_notify_callback(card, SND_MIXER_OSS_NOTIFY_REGISTER);