diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 4334ab25c5d5..6424b10ac29c 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ typedef int (*hw_write_t)(void *,const char* ,int);
 extern struct snd_ac97_bus_ops soc_ac97_ops;
 
 enum snd_soc_control_type {
-	SND_SOC_CUSTOM = 1,
-	SND_SOC_I2C,
+	SND_SOC_I2C = 1,
 	SND_SOC_SPI,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-io.c b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
index df9338aa1a52..cca490c80589 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-io.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ int snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	codec->bulk_write_raw = snd_soc_hw_bulk_write_raw;
 
 	switch (control) {
-	case SND_SOC_CUSTOM:
-		break;
-
 	case SND_SOC_I2C:
 #if defined(CONFIG_I2C) || (defined(CONFIG_I2C_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
 		codec->hw_write = (hw_write_t)i2c_master_send;