diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4642.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4642.c
index 041712592e29..dde8b49c19ad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4642.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4642.c
@@ -491,23 +491,7 @@ static int ak4642_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-static int ak4642_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	ak4642_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ak4642_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	ak4642_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_ak4642 = {
-	.probe			= ak4642_probe,
-	.remove			= ak4642_remove,
 	.resume			= ak4642_resume,
 	.set_bias_level		= ak4642_set_bias_level,
 	.controls		= ak4642_snd_controls,