diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic26.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic26.c
index 86d1fa3..a038dae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic26.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic26.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "probing tlv320aic26 spi device\n");
 
 	/* Allocate driver data */
-	aic26 = kzalloc(sizeof *aic26, GFP_KERNEL);
+	aic26 = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof *aic26, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!aic26)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -427,18 +427,12 @@
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(&spi->dev,
 			&aic26_soc_codec_dev, &aic26_dai, 1);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		kfree(aic26);
 	return ret;
-
-	dev_dbg(&spi->dev, "SPI device initialized\n");
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int aic26_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	snd_soc_unregister_codec(&spi->dev);
-	kfree(spi_get_drvdata(spi));
 	return 0;
 }