diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs4270.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs4270.c
index 6cc8678f49f3..5830c934a1d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs4270.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs4270.c
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static const char *supply_names[] = {
 /* Private data for the CS4270 */
 struct cs4270_private {
 	enum snd_soc_control_type control_type;
-	void *control_data;
 	unsigned int mclk; /* Input frequency of the MCLK pin */
 	unsigned int mode; /* The mode (I2S or left-justified) */
 	unsigned int slave_mode;
@@ -490,8 +489,6 @@ static int cs4270_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	struct cs4270_private *cs4270 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	int i, ret;
 
-	codec->control_data = cs4270->control_data;
-
 	/* Tell ASoC what kind of I/O to use to read the registers.  ASoC will
 	 * then do the I2C transactions itself.
 	 */
@@ -604,7 +601,7 @@ static int cs4270_soc_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, pm_message_t mesg)
 static int cs4270_soc_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct cs4270_private *cs4270 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	struct i2c_client *i2c_client = codec->control_data;
+	struct i2c_client *i2c_client = to_i2c_client(codec->dev);
 	int reg;
 
 	regulator_bulk_enable(ARRAY_SIZE(cs4270->supplies),
@@ -690,7 +687,6 @@ static int cs4270_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c_client,
 	}
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c_client, cs4270);
-	cs4270->control_data = i2c_client;
 	cs4270->control_type = SND_SOC_I2C;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(&i2c_client->dev,