diff --git a/include/sound/graph_card.h b/include/sound/graph_card.h
index 9c2feb792742..6f10bfb0d5ee 100644
--- a/include/sound/graph_card.h
+++ b/include/sound/graph_card.h
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@
 
 int audio_graph_parse_of(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv, struct device *dev);
 
-int audio_graph_remove(struct platform_device *pdev);
-
 #endif /* __GRAPH_CARD_H */
diff --git a/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h b/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
index 656c7e30b6e4..51b3b485a92e 100644
--- a/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
+++ b/include/sound/simple_card_utils.h
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ int asoc_simple_init_jack(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			       int is_hp, char *prefix, char *pin);
 int asoc_simple_init_priv(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 			       struct link_info *li);
+int asoc_simple_remove(struct platform_device *pdev);
 
 int asoc_graph_card_probe(struct snd_soc_card *card);
 
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static inline void asoc_simple_debug_dai(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 					 char *name,
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 6cac167a4e2b..976c1ea31a98 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -743,14 +743,6 @@ static int graph_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return audio_graph_parse_of(priv, dev);
 }
 
-int audio_graph_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_card *card = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	return asoc_simple_clean_reference(card);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(audio_graph_remove);
-
 static const struct of_device_id graph_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "audio-graph-card", },
 	{ .compatible = "audio-graph-scu-card",
@@ -766,7 +758,7 @@ static struct platform_driver graph_card = {
 		.of_match_table = graph_of_match,
 	},
 	.probe = graph_probe,
-	.remove = audio_graph_remove,
+	.remove = asoc_simple_remove,
 };
 module_platform_driver(graph_card);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index ed2cad6d9ac1..fa1247f0dda1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -740,6 +740,14 @@ int asoc_simple_init_priv(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asoc_simple_init_priv);
 
+int asoc_simple_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_card *card = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	return asoc_simple_clean_reference(card);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(asoc_simple_remove);
+
 int asoc_graph_card_probe(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct asoc_simple_priv *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index ca27cb9ff9e1..a1373be4558f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -708,13 +708,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int asoc_simple_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_card *card = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	return asoc_simple_clean_reference(card);
-}
-
 static const struct of_device_id simple_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "simple-audio-card", },
 	{ .compatible = "simple-scu-audio-card",
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_audio_graph_card.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_audio_graph_card.c
index 35d008b5d373..1f2c5018bf5a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_audio_graph_card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_audio_graph_card.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static struct platform_driver tegra_audio_graph_card = {
 		.of_match_table = graph_of_tegra_match,
 	},
 	.probe = tegra_audio_graph_probe,
-	.remove = audio_graph_remove,
+	.remove = asoc_simple_remove,
 };
 module_platform_driver(tegra_audio_graph_card);