diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 75020f52acdd..5932d66fd654 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ struct device;
 /* generic widgets */
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_REG(wid, wname, wreg, wshift, wmask, won_val, woff_val) \
 {	.id = wid, .name = wname, .kcontrol_news = NULL, .num_kcontrols = 0, \
-	.reg = -((wreg) + 1), .shift = wshift, .mask = wmask, \
-	.on_val = won_val, .off_val = woff_val, .event = dapm_reg_event, \
-	.event_flags = SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU | SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD}
+	.reg = wreg, .shift = wshift, .mask = wmask, \
+	.on_val = won_val, .off_val = woff_val, }
 #define SND_SOC_DAPM_SUPPLY(wname, wreg, wshift, winvert, wevent, wflags) \
 {	.id = snd_soc_dapm_supply, .name = wname, \
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_INIT_REG_VAL(wreg, wshift, winvert), \
@@ -362,8 +361,6 @@ struct regulator;
 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list;
 struct snd_soc_dapm_update;
 
-int dapm_reg_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
-		   struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event);
 int dapm_regulator_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			 struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event);
 int dapm_clock_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index d0c61c120ac1..98e20de50e2d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1058,26 +1058,6 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_dai_get_connected_widgets(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream,
 	return paths;
 }
 
-/*
- * Handler for generic register modifier widget.
- */
-int dapm_reg_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
-		   struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event)
-{
-	unsigned int val;
-
-	if (SND_SOC_DAPM_EVENT_ON(event))
-		val = w->on_val;
-	else
-		val = w->off_val;
-
-	soc_widget_update_bits(w, -(w->reg + 1),
-			    w->mask << w->shift, val << w->shift);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dapm_reg_event);
-
 /*
  * Handler for regulator supply widget.
  */