1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 8af47f7a8fcb..e9f81c551e5e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1670,9 +1670,6 @@ static int soc_probe_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
         goto out;
 
 found:
-        if (!try_module_get(codec->dev->driver->owner))
-                return -ENODEV;
-
         ret = soc_probe_codec(card, codec);
         if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;