diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c b/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
index 2fc012b06c43..935a248e5bf6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/magician.c
@@ -90,95 +90,9 @@ static int magician_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	unsigned int acps, acds, width;
-	unsigned int div4 = PXA_SSP_CLK_SCDB_4;
+	unsigned int width;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	width = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(params_format(params));
-
-	/*
-	 * rate = SSPSCLK / (2 * width(16 or 32))
-	 * SSPSCLK = (ACPS / ACDS) / SSPSCLKDIV(div4 or div1)
-	 */
-	switch (params_rate(params)) {
-	case 8000:
-		/* off by a factor of 2: bug in the PXA27x audio clock? */
-		acps = 32842000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 513156 Hz ~= _2_ * 8000 Hz * 32 (+0.23%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_16;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 1026312 Hz ~= _2_ * 8000 Hz * 64 (+0.23%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_8;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 11025:
-		acps = 5622000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 351375 Hz ~= 11025 Hz * 32 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_4;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 702750 Hz ~= 11025 Hz * 64 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_2;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 22050:
-		acps = 5622000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 702750 Hz ~= 22050 Hz * 32 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_2;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 1405500 Hz ~= 22050 Hz * 64 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_1;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 44100:
-		acps = 5622000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 1405500 Hz ~= 44100 Hz * 32 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_2;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 2811000 Hz ~= 44100 Hz * 64 (-0.41%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_1;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 48000:
-		acps = 12235000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 1529375 Hz ~= 48000 Hz * 32 (-0.44%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_2;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 3058750 Hz ~= 48000 Hz * 64 (-0.44%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_1;
-		}
-		break;
-	case 96000:
-	default:
-		acps = 12235000;
-		switch (width) {
-		case 16:
-			/* 3058750 Hz ~= 96000 Hz * 32 (-0.44%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_1;
-			break;
-		default: /* 32 */
-			/* 6117500 Hz ~= 96000 Hz * 64 (-0.44%) */
-			acds = PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO_DIV_2;
-			div4 = PXA_SSP_CLK_SCDB_1;
-			break;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-
 	/* set codec DAI configuration */
 	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai, SND_SOC_DAIFMT_MSB |
 			SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS);
@@ -191,6 +105,7 @@ static int magician_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	width = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(params_format(params));
 	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(cpu_dai, 1, 0, 1, width);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -201,23 +116,6 @@ static int magician_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* set the SSP audio system clock ACDS divider */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_clkdiv(cpu_dai,
-			PXA_SSP_AUDIO_DIV_ACDS, acds);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* set the SSP audio system clock SCDB divider4 */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_clkdiv(cpu_dai,
-			PXA_SSP_AUDIO_DIV_SCDB, div4);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* set SSP audio pll clock */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_pll(cpu_dai, 0, 0, 0, acps);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/zylonite.c b/sound/soc/pxa/zylonite.c
index ba468e560dd2..230eee450f45 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/zylonite.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/zylonite.c
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ static int zylonite_voice_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	unsigned int pll_out = 0;
 	unsigned int wm9713_div = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int rate = params_rate(params);
-	int width = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(params_format(params));
 
 	/* Only support ratios that we can generate neatly from the AC97
 	 * based master clock - in particular, this excludes 44.1kHz.
@@ -109,17 +107,10 @@ static int zylonite_voice_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Add 1 to the width for the leading clock cycle */
-	pll_out = rate * (width + 1) * 8;
-
 	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(cpu_dai, PXA_SSP_CLK_AUDIO, 0, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_pll(cpu_dai, 0, 0, 0, pll_out);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (clk_pout)
 		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_clkdiv(codec_dai, WM9713_PCMCLK_PLL_DIV,
 					     WM9713_PCMDIV(wm9713_div));