diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 309bb70bcb1e..131185563532 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -886,8 +886,6 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 	void (*remove)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*suspend)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*resume)(struct snd_soc_component *);
-	int (*pcm_new)(struct snd_soc_component *, struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *);
-	void (*pcm_free)(struct snd_soc_component *, struct snd_pcm *);
 
 	int (*set_sysclk)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			  int clk_id, int source, unsigned int freq, int dir);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index e5af15aa1c28..3b78868969d5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2943,22 +2943,6 @@ static int snd_soc_component_stream_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	return component->driver->stream_event(component, event);
 }
 
-static int snd_soc_component_drv_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-					struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	if (component->driver->pcm_new)
-		return component->driver->pcm_new(rtd);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void snd_soc_component_drv_pcm_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-					  struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	if (component->driver->pcm_free)
-		component->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
-}
-
 static int snd_soc_component_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 					enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
 {
@@ -2987,8 +2971,6 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	component->set_sysclk = component->driver->set_sysclk;
 	component->set_pll = component->driver->set_pll;
 	component->set_jack = component->driver->set_jack;
-	component->pcm_new = snd_soc_component_drv_pcm_new;
-	component->pcm_free = snd_soc_component_drv_pcm_free;
 
 	dapm = snd_soc_component_get_dapm(component);
 	dapm->dev = dev;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index da5a2dcb6520..3f6375499102 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2745,8 +2745,8 @@ static void soc_pcm_private_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
 		component = rtdcom->component;
 
-		if (component->pcm_free)
-			component->pcm_free(component, pcm);
+		if (component->driver->pcm_free)
+			component->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3012,10 +3012,10 @@ int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
 		component = rtdcom->component;
 
-		if (!component->pcm_new)
+		if (!component->driver->pcm_new)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = component->pcm_new(component, rtd);
+		ret = component->driver->pcm_new(rtd);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(component->dev,
 				"ASoC: pcm constructor failed: %d\n",