diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index 66b66d0e751474358f6eff03d0a2ae897dddc1ad..98ca6341147b3da79a907c65a595341c412dcf06 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -64,33 +64,6 @@
 
 static struct clk *mclk;
 
-static int at91sam9g20ek_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* set codec DAI configuration */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai, SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-		SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* set cpu DAI configuration */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(cpu_dai, SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-		SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct snd_soc_ops at91sam9g20ek_ops = {
-	.hw_params = at91sam9g20ek_hw_params,
-};
-
 static int at91sam9g20ek_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 					struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 					enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
@@ -173,7 +146,8 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link at91sam9g20ek_dai = {
 	.init = at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_init,
 	.platform_name = "at91rm9200_ssc.0",
 	.codec_name = "wm8731.0-001b",
-	.ops = &at91sam9g20ek_ops,
+	.dai_fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
+		   SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_card snd_soc_at91sam9g20ek = {