diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index d770606732cd..f0797792dd8d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ struct snd_soc_card {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *debugfs_card_root;
-	struct dentry *debugfs_pop_time;
 #endif
 	u32 pop_time;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index da11e44b01aa..ed66d2c68d10 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -165,13 +165,6 @@ static void soc_init_component_debugfs(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 				component->card->debugfs_card_root);
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ERR(component->debugfs_root)) {
-		dev_warn(component->dev,
-			"ASoC: Failed to create component debugfs directory: %ld\n",
-			PTR_ERR(component->debugfs_root));
-		return;
-	}
-
 	snd_soc_dapm_debugfs_init(snd_soc_component_get_dapm(component),
 		component->debugfs_root);
 }
@@ -215,32 +208,15 @@ DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(component_list);
 
 static void soc_init_card_debugfs(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-	if (!snd_soc_debugfs_root)
-		return;
-
 	card->debugfs_card_root = debugfs_create_dir(card->name,
 						     snd_soc_debugfs_root);
-	if (IS_ERR(card->debugfs_card_root)) {
-		dev_warn(card->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create card debugfs directory: %ld\n",
-			 PTR_ERR(card->debugfs_card_root));
-		card->debugfs_card_root = NULL;
-		return;
-	}
 
-	card->debugfs_pop_time = debugfs_create_u32("dapm_pop_time", 0644,
-						    card->debugfs_card_root,
-						    &card->pop_time);
-	if (IS_ERR(card->debugfs_pop_time))
-		dev_warn(card->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create pop time debugfs file: %ld\n",
-			 PTR_ERR(card->debugfs_pop_time));
+	debugfs_create_u32("dapm_pop_time", 0644, card->debugfs_card_root,
+			   &card->pop_time);
 }
 
 static void soc_cleanup_card_debugfs(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-	if (!card->debugfs_card_root)
-		return;
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(card->debugfs_card_root);
 	card->debugfs_card_root = NULL;
 }
@@ -248,19 +224,12 @@ static void soc_cleanup_card_debugfs(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 static void snd_soc_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	snd_soc_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("asoc", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(snd_soc_debugfs_root)) {
-		pr_warn("ASoC: Failed to create debugfs directory\n");
-		snd_soc_debugfs_root = NULL;
-		return;
-	}
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_file("dais", 0444, snd_soc_debugfs_root, NULL,
-				 &dai_list_fops))
-		pr_warn("ASoC: Failed to create DAI list debugfs file\n");
+	debugfs_create_file("dais", 0444, snd_soc_debugfs_root, NULL,
+			    &dai_list_fops);
 
-	if (!debugfs_create_file("components", 0444, snd_soc_debugfs_root, NULL,
-				 &component_list_fops))
-		pr_warn("ASoC: Failed to create component list debugfs file\n");
+	debugfs_create_file("components", 0444, snd_soc_debugfs_root, NULL,
+			    &component_list_fops);
 }
 
 static void snd_soc_debugfs_exit(void)
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index e16838e1bda2..d93c1038fab0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -2154,50 +2154,28 @@ static const struct file_operations dapm_bias_fops = {
 void snd_soc_dapm_debugfs_init(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	struct dentry *parent)
 {
-	struct dentry *d;
-
 	if (!parent || IS_ERR(parent))
 		return;
 
 	dapm->debugfs_dapm = debugfs_create_dir("dapm", parent);
 
-	if (IS_ERR(dapm->debugfs_dapm)) {
-		dev_warn(dapm->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM debugfs directory %ld\n",
-			 PTR_ERR(dapm->debugfs_dapm));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	d = debugfs_create_file("bias_level", 0444,
-				dapm->debugfs_dapm, dapm,
-				&dapm_bias_fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(d))
-		dev_warn(dapm->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create bias level debugfs file: %ld\n",
-			 PTR_ERR(d));
+	debugfs_create_file("bias_level", 0444, dapm->debugfs_dapm, dapm,
+			    &dapm_bias_fops);
 }
 
 static void dapm_debugfs_add_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = w->dapm;
-	struct dentry *d;
 
 	if (!dapm->debugfs_dapm || !w->name)
 		return;
 
-	d = debugfs_create_file(w->name, 0444,
-				dapm->debugfs_dapm, w,
-				&dapm_widget_power_fops);
-	if (IS_ERR(d))
-		dev_warn(w->dapm->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create %s debugfs file: %ld\n",
-			 w->name, PTR_ERR(d));
+	debugfs_create_file(w->name, 0444, dapm->debugfs_dapm, w,
+			    &dapm_widget_power_fops);
 }
 
 static void dapm_debugfs_cleanup(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 {
-	if (!dapm->debugfs_dapm)
-		return;
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(dapm->debugfs_dapm);
 	dapm->debugfs_dapm = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 30264bc592f6..ce7297c37537 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1205,9 +1205,9 @@ static int dpcm_be_connect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 			stream ? "<-" : "->", be->dai_link->name);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	if (fe->debugfs_dpcm_root)
-		dpcm->debugfs_state = debugfs_create_u32(be->dai_link->name, 0644,
-				fe->debugfs_dpcm_root, &dpcm->state);
+	dpcm->debugfs_state = debugfs_create_dir(be->dai_link->name,
+						 fe->debugfs_dpcm_root);
+	debugfs_create_u32("state", 0644, dpcm->debugfs_state, &dpcm->state);
 #endif
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ void dpcm_be_disconnect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 		dpcm_be_reparent(fe, dpcm->be, stream);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-		debugfs_remove(dpcm->debugfs_state);
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(dpcm->debugfs_state);
 #endif
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fe->card->dpcm_lock, flags);
 		list_del(&dpcm->list_be);
@@ -3415,12 +3415,6 @@ void soc_dpcm_debugfs_add(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 
 	rtd->debugfs_dpcm_root = debugfs_create_dir(rtd->dai_link->name,
 			rtd->card->debugfs_card_root);
-	if (!rtd->debugfs_dpcm_root) {
-		dev_dbg(rtd->dev,
-			 "ASoC: Failed to create dpcm debugfs directory %s\n",
-			 rtd->dai_link->name);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	debugfs_create_file("state", 0444, rtd->debugfs_dpcm_root,
 			    rtd, &dpcm_state_fops);