diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index b2d889667ab4..54a1d91f1d96 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1274,14 +1274,10 @@ static int soc_aux_dev_init(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux_dev = &card->aux_dev[num];
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd_aux[num];
-	const char *temp;
 	int ret;
 
 	rtd->card = card;
 
-	temp = codec->name_prefix;
-	codec->name_prefix = NULL;
-
 	/* do machine specific initialization */
 	if (aux_dev->init) {
 		ret = aux_dev->init(&codec->dapm);
@@ -1289,8 +1285,6 @@ static int soc_aux_dev_init(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	codec->name_prefix = temp;
-
 	rtd->codec = codec;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1302,15 +1296,10 @@ static int soc_dai_link_init(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link =  &card->dai_link[num];
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd[num];
-	const char *temp;
 	int ret;
 
 	rtd->card = card;
 
-	/* machine controls, routes and widgets are not prefixed */
-	temp = codec->name_prefix;
-	codec->name_prefix = NULL;
-
 	/* do machine specific initialization */
 	if (dai_link->init) {
 		ret = dai_link->init(rtd);
@@ -1318,8 +1307,6 @@ static int soc_dai_link_init(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	codec->name_prefix = temp;
-
 	rtd->codec = codec;
 
 	return 0;