diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
index b4f1172..aca4b1e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
 {
 	switch (reg) {
 	case WM8900_REG_ID:
-	case WM8900_REG_POWER1:
 		return 1;
 	default:
 		return 0;
@@ -1200,11 +1199,6 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* Read back from the chip */
-	reg = snd_soc_read(codec, WM8900_REG_POWER1);
-	reg = (reg >> 12) & 0xf;
-	dev_info(codec->dev, "WM8900 revision %d\n", reg);
-
 	wm8900_reset(codec);
 
 	/* Turn the chip on */