diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 5c841c2ee814..f264c6509f00 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1220,16 +1220,6 @@ static inline void *snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	return card->drvdata;
 }
 
-static inline void snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(struct snd_soc_card *card)
-{
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->widgets);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->paths);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->aux_comp_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->component_dev_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->list);
-}
-
 static inline bool snd_soc_volsw_is_stereo(struct soc_mixer_control *mc)
 {
 	if (mc->reg == mc->rreg && mc->shift == mc->rshift)
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index b3f820fb53e6..d428491d51a7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2370,15 +2370,18 @@ int snd_soc_register_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(card->dev, card);
 
-	snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(card);
-
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->widgets);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->paths);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->aux_comp_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->component_dev_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dai_link_list);
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->rtd_list);
-	card->num_rtd = 0;
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_dirty);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dobj_list);
+
+	card->num_rtd = 0;
 	card->instantiated = 0;
 	mutex_init(&card->mutex);
 	mutex_init(&card->dapm_mutex);