diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 52635462dac63ec3dbb1f61bf6d0d33ee14b0d0e..9ed4400c13b8ed322c0504a16558d985712e2947 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -37,20 +37,6 @@ struct byt_cht_es8316_private {
 	struct clk *mclk;
 };
 
-#define CODEC_DAI1	"ES8316 HiFi"
-
-static inline struct snd_soc_dai *get_codec_dai(struct snd_soc_card *card)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(rtd, &card->rtd_list, list) {
-		if (!strncmp(rtd->codec_dai->name, CODEC_DAI1,
-			     strlen(CODEC_DAI1)))
-			return rtd->codec_dai;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget byt_cht_es8316_widgets[] = {
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_HP("Headphone", NULL),