diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
index 1a8b03e4b41b..c85f8eb66c97 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/dma-sh7760.c
@@ -89,29 +89,12 @@ struct camelot_pcm {
 #define DMABRG_PREALLOC_BUFFER		32 * 1024
 #define DMABRG_PREALLOC_BUFFER_MAX	32 * 1024
 
-/* support everything the SSI supports */
-#define DMABRG_RATES	\
-	SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000
-
-#define DMABRG_FMTS	\
-	(SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8      | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U8      |	\
-	 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE  | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16_LE  |	\
-	 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20_3LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U20_3LE |	\
-	 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_3LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U24_3LE |	\
-	 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE  | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U32_LE)
-
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware camelot_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info = (SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH),
-	.formats =	DMABRG_FMTS,
-	.rates =	DMABRG_RATES,
-	.rate_min =		8000,
-	.rate_max =		192000,
-	.channels_min =		2,
-	.channels_max =		8,		/* max of the SSI */
 	.buffer_bytes_max =	DMABRG_PERIOD_MAX,
 	.period_bytes_min =	DMABRG_PERIOD_MIN,
 	.period_bytes_max =	DMABRG_PERIOD_MAX / 2,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
index b33ca7cd085b..ef89fa8e4fc8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
@@ -1777,12 +1777,6 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware fsi_pcm_hardware = {
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP		|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID	|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE,
-	.formats		= FSI_FMTS,
-	.rates			= FSI_RATES,
-	.rate_min		= 8000,
-	.rate_max		= 192000,
-	.channels_min		= 2,
-	.channels_max		= 2,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
 	.period_bytes_min	= 32,
 	.period_bytes_max	= 8192,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index b3653d37f75f..743de5e3b1e1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -628,12 +628,6 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware rsnd_pcm_hardware = {
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP		|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID	|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE,
-	.formats		= RSND_FMTS,
-	.rates			= RSND_RATES,
-	.rate_min		= 8000,
-	.rate_max		= 192000,
-	.channels_min		= 2,
-	.channels_max		= 2,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
 	.period_bytes_min	= 32,
 	.period_bytes_max	= 8192,