diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.c
index 862f50950565..af53cbcc7bf2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.c
@@ -964,19 +964,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_component_driver soc_codec_dev_rt711 = {
 static int rt711_set_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, void *sdw_stream,
 				int direction)
 {
-	struct sdw_stream_data *stream;
-
-	if (!sdw_stream)
-		return 0;
-
-	stream = kzalloc(sizeof(*stream), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!stream)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	stream->sdw_stream = sdw_stream;
-
-	/* Use tx_mask or rx_mask to configure stream tag and set dma_data */
-	snd_soc_dai_dma_data_set(dai, direction, stream);
+	snd_soc_dai_dma_data_set(dai, direction, sdw_stream);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -984,11 +972,7 @@ static int rt711_set_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, void *sdw_stream,
 static void rt711_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct sdw_stream_data *stream;
-
-	stream = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(dai, substream, NULL);
-	kfree(stream);
 }
 
 static int rt711_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -999,14 +983,14 @@ static int rt711_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct rt711_priv *rt711 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	struct sdw_stream_config stream_config = {0};
 	struct sdw_port_config port_config = {0};
-	struct sdw_stream_data *stream;
+	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream;
 	int retval;
 	unsigned int val = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "%s %s", __func__, dai->name);
-	stream = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
+	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
-	if (!stream)
+	if (!sdw_stream)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!rt711->slave)
@@ -1027,7 +1011,7 @@ static int rt711_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	}
 
 	retval = sdw_stream_add_slave(rt711->slave, &stream_config,
-					&port_config, 1, stream->sdw_stream);
+					&port_config, 1, sdw_stream);
 	if (retval) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "Unable to configure port\n");
 		return retval;
@@ -1075,13 +1059,13 @@ static int rt711_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = dai->component;
 	struct rt711_priv *rt711 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
-	struct sdw_stream_data *stream =
+	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream =
 		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
 	if (!rt711->slave)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sdw_stream_remove_slave(rt711->slave, stream->sdw_stream);
+	sdw_stream_remove_slave(rt711->slave, sdw_stream);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.h b/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.h
index f50f8c8d0934..b31351f11df9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt711.h
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ struct  rt711_priv {
 	bool disable_irq;
 };
 
-struct sdw_stream_data {
-	struct sdw_stream_runtime *sdw_stream;
-};
-
 /* NID */
 #define RT711_AUDIO_FUNCTION_GROUP			0x01
 #define RT711_DAC_OUT2					0x03