diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd9320.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd9320.c
index 50681f7..2b0c9d3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd9320.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd9320.c
@@ -4360,13 +4360,8 @@
 static int taiko_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct wcd9xxx *taiko_core = dev_get_drvdata(dai->codec->dev->parent);
 	pr_debug("%s(): substream = %s  stream = %d\n" , __func__,
 		 substream->name, substream->stream);
-	if ((taiko_core != NULL) &&
-	    (taiko_core->dev != NULL) &&
-	    (taiko_core->dev->parent != NULL))
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(taiko_core->dev->parent);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4374,15 +4369,8 @@
 static void taiko_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct wcd9xxx *taiko_core = dev_get_drvdata(dai->codec->dev->parent);
 	pr_debug("%s(): substream = %s  stream = %d\n" , __func__,
 		 substream->name, substream->stream);
-	if ((taiko_core != NULL) &&
-	    (taiko_core->dev != NULL) &&
-	    (taiko_core->dev->parent != NULL)) {
-		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(taiko_core->dev->parent);
-		pm_runtime_put(taiko_core->dev->parent);
-	}
 }
 
 int taiko_mclk_enable(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, int mclk_enable, bool dapm)