diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4613.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4613.c
index 55e773f92122..648208d40d06 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4613.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4613.c
@@ -919,18 +919,12 @@ static int ak4613_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 				      &ak4613_dai, 1);
 }
 
-static int ak4613_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct i2c_driver ak4613_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ak4613-codec",
 		.of_match_table = ak4613_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe_new	= ak4613_i2c_probe,
-	.remove		= ak4613_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table	= ak4613_i2c_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/da7219.c b/sound/soc/codecs/da7219.c
index 7fdef38ed8cd..c18f76f370fc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/da7219.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/da7219.c
@@ -2693,11 +2693,6 @@ static int da7219_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int da7219_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id da7219_i2c_id[] = {
 	{ "da7219", },
 	{ }
@@ -2711,7 +2706,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver da7219_i2c_driver = {
 		.acpi_match_table = ACPI_PTR(da7219_acpi_match),
 	},
 	.probe_new	= da7219_i2c_probe,
-	.remove		= da7219_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table	= da7219_i2c_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/da732x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/da732x.c
index f14cddf23f42..3f1cfee10df3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/da732x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/da732x.c
@@ -1546,11 +1546,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int da732x_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id da732x_i2c_id[] = {
 	{ "da7320", 0},
 	{ }
@@ -1562,7 +1557,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver da732x_i2c_driver = {
 		.name	= "da7320",
 	},
 	.probe_new	= da732x_i2c_probe,
-	.remove		= da732x_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table	= da732x_i2c_id,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/lm49453.c b/sound/soc/codecs/lm49453.c
index bd0078e4499b..c4900ada8618 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/lm49453.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/lm49453.c
@@ -1442,11 +1442,6 @@ static int lm49453_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int lm49453_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id lm49453_i2c_id[] = {
 	{ "lm49453", 0 },
 	{ }
@@ -1458,7 +1453,6 @@ static struct i2c_driver lm49453_i2c_driver = {
 		.name = "lm49453",
 	},
 	.probe_new = lm49453_i2c_probe,
-	.remove = lm49453_i2c_remove,
 	.id_table = lm49453_i2c_id,
 };