diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index ca699a3017f39563fc8f6b1d4dc36841e724f125..7ee2f70ca42e9009038d02b60e147603ad919d13 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_controls(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	int num);
 
 /* dapm path setup */
-int  __deprecated snd_soc_dapm_connect_input(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
-	const char *sink_name, const char *control_name, const char *src_name);
 int snd_soc_dapm_new_widgets(struct snd_soc_codec *codec);
 void snd_soc_dapm_free(struct snd_soc_device *socdev);
 int snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index efbd0b37810aba581672c1208bf82a99a2d1554a..4060fc54bbb1d5f07adf0f8ee586ddd2bfd7fc7a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1006,28 +1006,6 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_add_route(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * snd_soc_dapm_connect_input - connect dapm widgets
- * @codec: audio codec
- * @sink: name of target widget
- * @control: mixer control name
- * @source: name of source name
- *
- * Connects 2 dapm widgets together via a named audio path. The sink is
- * the widget receiving the audio signal, whilst the source is the sender
- * of the audio signal.
- *
- * This function has been deprecated in favour of snd_soc_dapm_add_routes().
- *
- * Returns 0 for success else error.
- */
-int snd_soc_dapm_connect_input(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, const char *sink,
-	const char *control, const char *source)
-{
-	return snd_soc_dapm_add_route(codec, sink, control, source);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_connect_input);
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_add_routes - Add routes between DAPM widgets
  * @codec: codec