@@ -1670,9 +1670,6 @@ static int soc_probe_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
goto out;
found:
- if (!try_module_get(codec->dev->driver->owner))
- return -ENODEV;
-
ret = soc_probe_codec(card, codec);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;