diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 89823cfe6f04..cc7104ab9660 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_widget {
 	enum snd_soc_dapm_type id;
 	const char *name;		/* widget name */
 	const char *sname;	/* stream name */
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index c5136bb1f982..f6ae254e33ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3130,8 +3130,6 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	}
 
 	w->dapm = dapm;
-	if (dapm->component)
-		w->codec = dapm->component->codec;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sources);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sinks);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->list);