diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 6197ba0642cc..6d0b6cb9c484 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ typedef int (*hw_write_t)(void *,const char* ,int);
 extern struct snd_ac97_bus_ops *soc_ac97_ops;
 
 enum snd_soc_control_type {
-	SND_SOC_I2C = 1,
 	SND_SOC_REGMAP,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-io.c b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
index 3a0d99edf030..add99e2f7996 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-io.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ int snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	config.val_bits = data_bits;
 
 	switch (control) {
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_REGMAP_I2C)
-	case SND_SOC_I2C:
-		codec->control_data = regmap_init_i2c(to_i2c_client(codec->dev),
-						      &config);
-		break;
-#endif
-
 	case SND_SOC_REGMAP:
 		/* Device has made its own regmap arrangements */
 		codec->using_regmap = true;