diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
index 5702435..e3c21eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
@@ -604,16 +604,9 @@
 	snd_soc_add_controls(codec, wm8510_snd_controls,
 				ARRAY_SIZE(wm8510_snd_controls));
 	wm8510_add_widgets(codec);
-	ret = snd_soc_init_card(socdev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "wm8510: failed to register card\n");
-		goto card_err;
-	}
+
 	return ret;
 
-card_err:
-	snd_soc_free_pcms(socdev);
-	snd_soc_dapm_free(socdev);
 err:
 	kfree(codec->reg_cache);
 	return ret;