kfree(rtd->codec_dais);
        snd_soc_rtdcom_del_all(rtd);
        list_del(&rtd->list);
+
+       /*
+        * we don't need to call kfree() for rtd->dev
+        * see
+        *      soc_release_rtd_dev()
+        */
+       if (rtd->dev)
+               device_unregister(rtd->dev);
        kfree(rtd);
 }
 
        rtd->num = card->num_rtd;
        card->num_rtd++;
 
-       rtd->dev_registered = 1;
-
        return rtd;
 
 free_rtd:
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void soc_rtd_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd); /* remove me */
 static void soc_remove_link_dais(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
        int i;
 
        for_each_comp_order(order) {
                for_each_card_rtds(card, rtd) {
-
-                       /* finalize rtd device */
-                       soc_rtd_free(rtd);
-
                        /* remove the CODEC DAI */
                        for_each_rtd_codec_dai(rtd, i, codec_dai)
                                soc_remove_dai(codec_dai, order);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_remove_dai_link);
 
-static void soc_rtd_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-       if (rtd->dev_registered) {
-               /* we don't need to call kfree() for rtd->dev */
-               device_unregister(rtd->dev);
-               rtd->dev_registered = 0;
-       }
-}
-
 static int soc_link_dai_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_dai **dais, int num_dais,
                                struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {