diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4641.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4641.c
index 7a64e58cddc4bb4d83472a2e7f8914d7eed3afd0..f5125ae0f809eab309fa5db9790a889f80c9a635 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4641.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4641.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 /* codec private data */
 struct ak4641_priv {
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	unsigned int sysclk;
 	int deemph;
 	int playback_fs;