diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index 42df579cb507..6fa11888672d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -798,23 +798,11 @@ static int hdmi_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int hdmi_codec_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct hdmi_codec_priv *hcp;
-
-	hcp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	kfree(hcp->chmap_info);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct platform_driver hdmi_codec_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = HDMI_CODEC_DRV_NAME,
 	},
 	.probe = hdmi_codec_probe,
-	.remove = hdmi_codec_remove,
 };
 
 module_platform_driver(hdmi_codec_driver);