diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index c6e8a651cea1357df06a2934d1854c926f6e50c4..a644fc3302f05c0a41c2eb9a6c44e8e9dd4607ce 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -278,22 +278,6 @@ static struct nid_path *get_nid_path(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * snd_hda_get_nid_path - get the path between the given NIDs
- * @codec: the HDA codec
- * @from_nid: the NID where the path start from
- * @to_nid: the NID where the path ends at
- *
- * Return the found nid_path object or NULL for error.
- * Passing 0 to either @from_nid or @to_nid behaves as a wildcard.
- */
-struct nid_path *snd_hda_get_nid_path(struct hda_codec *codec,
-				      hda_nid_t from_nid, hda_nid_t to_nid)
-{
-	return get_nid_path(codec, from_nid, to_nid, 0);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hda_get_nid_path);
-
 /**
  * snd_hda_get_path_idx - get the index number corresponding to the path
  * instance
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index 56e4139b90320c8b9536458aafbb2a6f045dff57..692510e593650fd26992ac5da9db6cbb5afe21d8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ int snd_hda_gen_spec_init(struct hda_gen_spec *spec);
 int snd_hda_gen_init(struct hda_codec *codec);
 void snd_hda_gen_free(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
-struct nid_path *snd_hda_get_nid_path(struct hda_codec *codec,
-				      hda_nid_t from_nid, hda_nid_t to_nid);
 int snd_hda_get_path_idx(struct hda_codec *codec, struct nid_path *path);
 struct nid_path *snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(struct hda_codec *codec, int idx);
 bool snd_hda_parse_nid_path(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t from_nid,