diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index 7ee89da4dd5fc3a36b62147acd95fc6b4724661b..df3ab74adf3eccea4ed0146aee7e44b40865ce44 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 #define SSI_NAME "ssi"
 
 struct rsnd_ssi {
-	struct rsnd_ssi *parent;
 	struct rsnd_mod mod;
 	struct rsnd_mod *dma;