diff --git a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
index e08691110a48..efc56544af17 100644
--- a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
+++ b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
@@ -1696,7 +1696,6 @@ int hdmi_audio_probe(struct platform_device *devptr,
 	pm_runtime_set_active(intelhaddata->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(intelhaddata->dev);
 
-	intelhaddata->hw_silence = 1;
 	*had_ret = intelhaddata;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.h b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.h
index da0a927d37fe..32a2fb766e47 100644
--- a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.h
+++ b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ struct had_pvt_data {
  * @kctl: holds kctl ptrs used for channel map
  * @chmap: holds channel map info
  * @audio_reg_base: hdmi audio register base offset
- * @hw_silence: flag indicates SoC support for HW silence/Keep alive
  * @underrun_count: PCM stream underrun counter
  */
 struct snd_intelhad {
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ struct snd_intelhad {
 	struct snd_pcm_chmap *chmap;
 	unsigned int	*audio_reg_base;
 	unsigned int	audio_cfg_offset;
-	bool		hw_silence;
 	int underrun_count;
 };