diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic23-spi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic23-spi.c
index 585aea436c6aff33031410a3fa3a02cb334d4c45..3b387e41d75d065edec38019c59ceaa88f9a3a1f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic23-spi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic23-spi.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static int aic23_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "probing tlv320aic23 spi device\n");
 
-	spi->bits_per_word = 16;
 	spi->mode = SPI_MODE_0;
 	ret = spi_setup(spi);
 	if (ret < 0)