diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
index 86b1f6eaa599..5d4949c2ec9b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
@@ -777,11 +777,6 @@ static int wm8731_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int wm8731_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id wm8731_i2c_id[] = {
 	{ "wm8731", 0 },
 	{ }
@@ -794,7 +789,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver wm8731_i2c_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = wm8731_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe =    wm8731_i2c_probe,
-	.remove =   wm8731_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table = wm8731_i2c_id,
 };
 #endif