diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index b9d9dde9fbaf..ef6d6959ecc5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -492,10 +492,6 @@ static int hdmi_codec_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = hdmi_codec_new_stream(substream, dai);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	hdmi_audio_infoframe_init(&hp.cea);
 	hp.cea.channels = params_channels(params);
 	hp.cea.coding_type = HDMI_AUDIO_CODING_TYPE_STREAM;