data->card.dapm_widgets = imx_sgtl5000_dapm_widgets;
        data->card.num_dapm_widgets = ARRAY_SIZE(imx_sgtl5000_dapm_widgets);
 
-       ret = snd_soc_register_card(&data->card);
+       ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, &data->card);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n", ret);
                goto fail;
        return ret;
 }
 
-static int imx_sgtl5000_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
-{
-       struct imx_sgtl5000_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-       snd_soc_unregister_card(&data->card);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct of_device_id imx_sgtl5000_dt_ids[] = {
        { .compatible = "fsl,imx-audio-sgtl5000", },
        { /* sentinel */ }
                .of_match_table = imx_sgtl5000_dt_ids,
        },
        .probe = imx_sgtl5000_probe,
-       .remove = imx_sgtl5000_remove,
 };
 module_platform_driver(imx_sgtl5000_driver);