diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index e2c3e45d0656..688f2ba8009f 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dai {
 	unsigned int symmetric_rates:1;
 	unsigned int symmetric_channels:1;
 	unsigned int symmetric_samplebits:1;
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
 	unsigned int active;
 	unsigned char probed:1;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index 91083e6a6b38..5320e8664a59 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static int soc_compr_free(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream)
 
 	if (platform->driver->compr_ops && platform->driver->compr_ops->free)
 		platform->driver->compr_ops->free(cstream);
-	cpu_dai->runtime = NULL;
 
 	if (cstream->direction == SND_COMPRESS_PLAYBACK) {
 		if (snd_soc_runtime_ignore_pmdown_time(rtd)) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 2cedf09f6d96..cc002522fd5e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ static int soc_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	if (platform->driver->ops && platform->driver->ops->close)
 		platform->driver->ops->close(substream);
-	cpu_dai->runtime = NULL;
 
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		if (snd_soc_runtime_ignore_pmdown_time(rtd)) {