diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
index 042e59309bcd..db67f5ba1e9a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
@@ -111,16 +111,11 @@ static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
 
 int atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, &atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config, 0);
+	return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev,
+					&atmel_dmaengine_pcm_config, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register);
 
-void atmel_pcm_dma_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
-{
-	snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(dev);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(atmel_pcm_dma_platform_unregister);
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Bo Shen <voice.shen@atmel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Atmel DMA based PCM module");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-pdc.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-pdc.c
index 7e9aa7003305..ed095af866db 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-pdc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-pdc.c
@@ -393,11 +393,6 @@ int atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_register);
 
-void atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_unregister);
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sedji Gaouaou <sedji.gaouaou@atmel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Atmel PCM module");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm.h b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm.h
index 5173c9b529ba..2e648748e5cb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm.h
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm.h
@@ -72,28 +72,20 @@ struct atmel_pcm_dma_params {
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_ATMEL_SOC_PDC)
 int atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_register(struct device *dev);
-void atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_unregister(struct device *dev);
 #else
 static inline int atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
 #endif
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_ATMEL_SOC_DMA)
 int atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev);
-void atmel_pcm_dma_platform_unregister(struct device *dev);
 #else
 static inline int atmel_pcm_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void atmel_pcm_dma_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _ATMEL_PCM_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index b66c7789d096..6f89483ac88c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -1012,16 +1012,6 @@ static int asoc_ssc_init(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void asoc_ssc_exit(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct ssc_device *ssc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	if (ssc->pdata->use_dma)
-		atmel_pcm_dma_platform_unregister(dev);
-	else
-		atmel_pcm_pdc_platform_unregister(dev);
-}
-
 /**
  * atmel_ssc_set_audio - Allocate the specified SSC for audio use.
  */
@@ -1050,7 +1040,6 @@ void atmel_ssc_put_audio(int ssc_id)
 {
 	struct ssc_device *ssc = ssc_info[ssc_id].ssc;
 
-	asoc_ssc_exit(&ssc->pdev->dev);
 	ssc_free(ssc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atmel_ssc_put_audio);