diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 061f16d4c878..20de0bcaa137 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dai {
 	unsigned int symmetric_rates:1;
 
 	/* DAI runtime info */
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	unsigned int active;
 	unsigned char pop_wait:1;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 524a85a73aca..1215a0ec2df0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	else
 		cpu_dai->capture.active = codec_dai->capture.active = 1;
 	cpu_dai->active = codec_dai->active = 1;
-	cpu_dai->runtime = runtime;
 	card->codec->active++;
 	mutex_unlock(&pcm_mutex);
 	return 0;
@@ -559,7 +558,6 @@ static int soc_codec_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	if (platform->pcm_ops->close)
 		platform->pcm_ops->close(substream);
-	cpu_dai->runtime = NULL;
 
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		/* start delayed pop wq here for playback streams */