diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index 33e43013ff77..0365b583ba70 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -46,35 +46,6 @@
  */
 #undef ENABLE_MIC_INPUT
 
-static struct clk *mclk;
-
-static int at91sam9g20ek_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_card *card,
-					struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
-					enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
-{
-	static int mclk_on;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	switch (level) {
-	case SND_SOC_BIAS_ON:
-	case SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE:
-		if (!mclk_on)
-			ret = clk_enable(mclk);
-		if (ret == 0)
-			mclk_on = 1;
-		break;
-
-	case SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF:
-	case SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY:
-		if (mclk_on)
-			clk_disable(mclk);
-		mclk_on = 0;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget at91sam9g20ek_dapm_widgets[] = {
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_MIC("Int Mic", NULL),
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_SPK("Ext Spk", NULL),
@@ -135,7 +106,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_card snd_soc_at91sam9g20ek = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = &at91sam9g20ek_dai,
 	.num_links = 1,
-	.set_bias_level = at91sam9g20ek_set_bias_level,
 
 	.dapm_widgets = at91sam9g20ek_dapm_widgets,
 	.num_dapm_widgets = ARRAY_SIZE(at91sam9g20ek_dapm_widgets),
@@ -148,7 +118,6 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	struct device_node *codec_np, *cpu_np;
-	struct clk *pllb;
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = &snd_soc_at91sam9g20ek;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -158,35 +127,10 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = atmel_ssc_set_audio(0);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ssc channel is not valid\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "ssc channel is not valid: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Codec MCLK is supplied by PCK0 - set it up.
-	 */
-	mclk = clk_get(NULL, "pck0");
-	if (IS_ERR(mclk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get MCLK\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(mclk);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	pllb = clk_get(NULL, "pllb");
-	if (IS_ERR(pllb)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get PLLB\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(pllb);
-		goto err_mclk;
-	}
-	ret = clk_set_parent(mclk, pllb);
-	clk_put(pllb);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to set MCLK parent\n");
-		goto err_mclk;
-	}
-
-	clk_set_rate(mclk, MCLK_RATE);
-
 	card->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	/* Parse device node info */
@@ -204,7 +148,8 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	codec_np = of_parse_phandle(np, "atmel,audio-codec", 0);
 	if (!codec_np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "codec info missing\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 	at91sam9g20ek_dai.codecs->of_node = codec_np;
 
@@ -215,7 +160,8 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!cpu_np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dai and pcm info missing\n");
 		of_node_put(codec_np);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 	at91sam9g20ek_dai.cpus->of_node = cpu_np;
 	at91sam9g20ek_dai.platforms->of_node = cpu_np;
@@ -226,13 +172,11 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = snd_soc_register_card(card);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card() failed\n");
+		goto err;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
-err_mclk:
-	clk_put(mclk);
-	mclk = NULL;
 err:
 	atmel_ssc_put_audio(0);
 	return ret;
@@ -242,8 +186,6 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	clk_disable(mclk);
-	mclk = NULL;
 	snd_soc_unregister_card(card);
 	atmel_ssc_put_audio(0);