diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
index 349d9cc116ee..4ea3287162ad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.c
@@ -413,17 +413,7 @@ static int max9867_resume(struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int max9867_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
-{
-	struct max9867_priv *max9867 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
-
-	dev_dbg(component->dev, "max98090_probe\n");
-	max9867->component = component;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct snd_soc_component_driver max9867_component = {
-	.probe			= max9867_probe,
 	.controls		= max9867_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls		= ARRAY_SIZE(max9867_snd_controls),
 	.dapm_routes		= max9867_audio_map,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.h b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.h
index c0aea3d1f2ba..55cd9976ff47 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max9867.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 /* codec private data */
 struct max9867_priv {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
-	struct snd_soc_component *component;
 	unsigned int sysclk;
 	unsigned int pclk;
 	unsigned int master;