diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 6d0b6cb9c484..14fb921c373f 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ struct snd_soc_codec {
 	/* codec IO */
 	void *control_data; /* codec control (i2c/3wire) data */
 	hw_write_t hw_write;
-	unsigned int (*hw_read)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int);
 	unsigned int (*read)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int);
 	int (*write)(struct snd_soc_codec *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 	void *reg_cache;