diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index 75308bbc2ce8..d9c81cda09f7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -1140,15 +1140,9 @@ static int rsnd_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 		PREALLOC_BUFFER, PREALLOC_BUFFER_MAX);
 }
 
-static void rsnd_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_free_for_all(pcm);
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_platform_driver rsnd_soc_platform = {
 	.ops		= &rsnd_pcm_ops,
 	.pcm_new	= rsnd_pcm_new,
-	.pcm_free	= rsnd_pcm_free,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_component_driver rsnd_soc_component = {