diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
index f58bcd85c07f..02722897914d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ failed_pcm_dma:
 failed_pcm_fiq:
 	snd_soc_unregister_component(&pdev->dev);
 failed_register:
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ssi->clk);
 failed_clk:
 	snd_soc_set_ac97_ops(NULL);
@@ -625,7 +624,6 @@ failed_clk:
 
 static int imx_ssi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct resource *res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	struct imx_ssi *ssi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	imx_pcm_dma_exit(pdev);
@@ -636,7 +634,6 @@ static int imx_ssi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ssi->flags & IMX_SSI_USE_AC97)
 		ac97_ssi = NULL;
 
-	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
 	clk_disable_unprepare(ssi->clk);
 	snd_soc_set_ac97_ops(NULL);