diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
index c7b9e901bdac..361862d4fa65 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.c
@@ -2350,7 +2350,6 @@ static int max98090_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	max98090->devtype = id->driver_data;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, max98090);
-	max98090->control_data = i2c;
 	max98090->pdata = i2c->dev.platform_data;
 	max98090->irq = i2c->irq;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
index 7e103f249053..1a4e2334a7b2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98090.h
@@ -1523,7 +1523,6 @@ struct max98090_priv {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	enum max98090_type devtype;
-	void *control_data;
 	struct max98090_pdata *pdata;
 	unsigned int sysclk;
 	unsigned int bclk;