diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-debug.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-debug.c
index 34d06abbf796..dc20d91f62e6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-debug.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-debug.c
@@ -259,11 +259,3 @@ err:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(d->fs);
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-void skl_debugfs_exit(struct skl_debug *d)
-{
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(d->fs);
-
-	kfree(d);
-
-}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 410ce83f4a49..334917ee41cf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ static void skl_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 	/* codec removal, invoke bus_device_remove */
 	snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_remove(ebus);
 
-	skl_debugfs_exit(skl->debugfs);
 	skl->debugfs = NULL;
 	skl_platform_unregister(&pci->dev);
 	skl_free_dsp(skl);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index 14e7778d7f80..a6b134b4c037 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ struct skl_module_cfg;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 struct skl_debug *skl_debugfs_init(struct skl *skl);
-void skl_debugfs_exit(struct skl_debug *d);
 void skl_debug_init_module(struct skl_debug *d,
 			struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			struct skl_module_cfg *mconfig);
@@ -134,8 +133,6 @@ static inline struct skl_debug *skl_debugfs_init(struct skl *skl)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-static inline void skl_debugfs_exit(struct skl_debug *d)
-{}
 static inline void skl_debug_init_module(struct skl_debug *d,
 					 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 					 struct skl_module_cfg *mconfig)