diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
index 9104c98deeb75ab8ac3113e5be85ff4958fa2bdf..cda656e4afc6985e0fe6ffb78f3abe486d7374e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
@@ -37,12 +37,8 @@ int samsung_asoc_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev, dma_filter_fn filter,
 	pcm_conf->prepare_slave_config = snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config;
 	pcm_conf->compat_filter_fn = filter;
 
-	if (dev->of_node) {
-		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
-		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
-	} else {
-		flags |= SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME;
-	}
+	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
+	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
 
 	return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, pcm_conf, flags);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index 7e32cf4581f8a853a2e53bf49cbb84e1bd11f0b8..7a9ee48a5c04c95b7e748e2ef04ac8f2099cd5d0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1304,8 +1304,6 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXD;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr = regs_base + I2SRXD;
-	pri_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx";
-	pri_dai->dma_capture.chan_name = "rx";
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->quirks = quirks;
@@ -1325,7 +1323,6 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sec_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
 		sec_dai->variant_regs = pri_dai->variant_regs;
 		sec_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXDS;
-		sec_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx-sec";
 
 		if (!np) {
 			sec_dai->dma_playback.filter_data = i2s_pdata->dma_play_sec;
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
index 3e89fbc0c51d046049f6b6413d554c7e62186055..40331a060a02653b0d4cce869fb02a2c04d997ea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
-	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
-	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
index c78a936a30995639fdb6cf6c97008d7504b1ea5e..d59a47d8ca0f363ac00c2e10b2441d082e3bcf4b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
-	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
-	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };