diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/twl.h b/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
index 2937a9472b94..ade1c06d4ceb 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/twl.h
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ struct twl4030_codec_data {
 	unsigned int digimic_delay; /* in ms */
 	unsigned int ramp_delay_value;
 	unsigned int offset_cncl_path;
-	unsigned int reset_registers:1;
 	unsigned int hs_extmute:1;
 	int hs_extmute_gpio;
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c b/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
index 7b732ab70d2c..ab2f22299db2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/twl4030.c
@@ -268,17 +268,6 @@ static void twl4030_codec_enable(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, int enable)
 	udelay(10);
 }
 
-static inline void twl4030_reset_registers(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	/* set all audio section registers to reasonable defaults */
-	for (i = TWL4030_REG_OPTION; i <= TWL4030_REG_MISC_SET_2; i++)
-		if (i != TWL4030_REG_APLL_CTL)
-			twl4030_write(codec, i, twl4030_reg[i]);
-
-}
-
 static void twl4030_setup_pdata_of(struct twl4030_codec_data *pdata,
 				   struct device_node *node)
 {
@@ -359,10 +348,6 @@ static void twl4030_init_chip(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Reset registers, if no setup data or if instructed to do so */
-	if (!pdata || (pdata && pdata->reset_registers))
-		twl4030_reset_registers(codec);
-
 	/* Refresh APLL_CTL register from HW */
 	twl_i2c_read_u8(TWL4030_MODULE_AUDIO_VOICE, &byte,
 			    TWL4030_REG_APLL_CTL);
@@ -2293,8 +2278,6 @@ static int twl4030_soc_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	struct twl4030_priv *twl4030 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	struct twl4030_codec_data *pdata = twl4030->pdata;
 
-	/* Reset registers to their chip default before leaving */
-	twl4030_reset_registers(codec);
 	twl4030_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
 
 	if (pdata && pdata->hs_extmute && gpio_is_valid(pdata->hs_extmute_gpio))