diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
index b9d66278ff87..30941f9e380d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
@@ -1026,47 +1026,16 @@ static int gbcodec_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u8 gbcodec_reg[GBCODEC_REG_COUNT] = {
-	[GBCODEC_CTL_REG] = GBCODEC_CTL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_MUTE_REG] = GBCODEC_MUTE_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_PB_LVOL_REG] = GBCODEC_PB_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_PB_RVOL_REG] = GBCODEC_PB_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_CAP_LVOL_REG] = GBCODEC_CAP_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_CAP_RVOL_REG] = GBCODEC_CAP_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_APB1_MUX_REG] = GBCODEC_APB1_MUX_REG_DEFAULT,
-	[GBCODEC_APB2_MUX_REG] = GBCODEC_APB2_MUX_REG_DEFAULT,
-};
-
 static int gbcodec_write(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned int reg,
 			 unsigned int value)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (reg == SND_SOC_NOPM)
-		return 0;
-
-	BUG_ON(reg >= GBCODEC_REG_COUNT);
-
-	gbcodec_reg[reg] = value;
-	dev_dbg(codec->dev, "reg[%d] = 0x%x\n", reg, value);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int gbcodec_read(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 				 unsigned int reg)
 {
-	unsigned int val = 0;
-
-	if (reg == SND_SOC_NOPM)
-		return 0;
-
-	BUG_ON(reg >= GBCODEC_REG_COUNT);
-
-	val = gbcodec_reg[reg];
-	dev_dbg(codec->dev, "reg[%d] = 0x%x\n", reg, val);
-
-	return val;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_gbaudio = {
@@ -1076,10 +1045,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_gbaudio = {
 	.read = gbcodec_read,
 	.write = gbcodec_write,
 
-	.reg_cache_size = GBCODEC_REG_COUNT,
-	.reg_cache_default = gbcodec_reg_defaults,
-	.reg_word_size = 1,
-
 	.idle_bias_off = true,
 	.ignore_pmdown_time = 1,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
index 62fd93939a1f..6fb064c69a36 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ enum {
 	NUM_CODEC_DAIS,
 };
 
-enum gbcodec_reg_index {
-	GBCODEC_CTL_REG,
-	GBCODEC_MUTE_REG,
-	GBCODEC_PB_LVOL_REG,
-	GBCODEC_PB_RVOL_REG,
-	GBCODEC_CAP_LVOL_REG,
-	GBCODEC_CAP_RVOL_REG,
-	GBCODEC_APB1_MUX_REG,
-	GBCODEC_APB2_MUX_REG,
-	GBCODEC_REG_COUNT
-};
-
 /* device_type should be same as defined in audio.h (Android media layer) */
 enum {
 	GBAUDIO_DEVICE_NONE                     = 0x0,
@@ -51,42 +39,9 @@ enum {
 	GBAUDIO_DEVICE_IN_WIRED_HEADSET         = GBAUDIO_DEVICE_BIT_IN | 0x10,
 };
 
-/* bit 0-SPK, 1-HP, 2-DAC,
- * 4-MIC, 5-HSMIC, 6-MIC2
- */
-#define GBCODEC_CTL_REG_DEFAULT		0x00
-
-/* bit 0,1 - APB1-PB-L/R
- * bit 2,3 - APB2-PB-L/R
- * bit 4,5 - APB1-Cap-L/R
- * bit 6,7 - APB2-Cap-L/R
- */
-#define	GBCODEC_MUTE_REG_DEFAULT	0x00
-
-/* 0-127 steps */
-#define	GBCODEC_PB_VOL_REG_DEFAULT	0x00
-#define	GBCODEC_CAP_VOL_REG_DEFAULT	0x00
-
-/* bit 0,1,2 - PB stereo, left, right
- * bit 8,9,10 - Cap stereo, left, right
- */
-#define GBCODEC_APB1_MUX_REG_DEFAULT	0x00
-#define GBCODEC_APB2_MUX_REG_DEFAULT	0x00
-
 #define GBCODEC_JACK_MASK		0x0000FFFF
 #define GBCODEC_JACK_BUTTON_MASK	0xFFFF0000
 
-static const u8 gbcodec_reg_defaults[GBCODEC_REG_COUNT] = {
-	GBCODEC_CTL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_MUTE_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_PB_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_PB_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_CAP_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_CAP_VOL_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_APB1_MUX_REG_DEFAULT,
-	GBCODEC_APB2_MUX_REG_DEFAULT,
-};
-
 enum gbaudio_codec_state {
 	GBAUDIO_CODEC_SHUTDOWN = 0,
 	GBAUDIO_CODEC_STARTUP,
@@ -116,7 +71,6 @@ struct gbaudio_codec_info {
 	/* to maintain runtime stream params for each DAI */
 	struct list_head dai_list;
 	struct mutex lock;
-	u8 reg[GBCODEC_REG_COUNT];
 };
 
 struct gbaudio_widget {