diff --git a/include/sound/wm8960.h b/include/sound/wm8960.h
index b5a1ab9e..e8ce8ee 100644
--- a/include/sound/wm8960.h
+++ b/include/sound/wm8960.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 struct wm8960_data {
 	bool capless;  /* Headphone outputs configured in capless mode */
 
-	int dres;  /* Discharge resistance for headphone outputs */
-
 	bool shared_lrclk;  /* DAC and ADC LRCLKs are wired together */
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
index 782faa0..f0f6f660 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8960.c
@@ -962,11 +962,6 @@
 	if (!pdata) {
 		dev_warn(codec->dev, "No platform data supplied\n");
 	} else {
-		if (pdata->dres > WM8960_DRES_MAX) {
-			dev_err(codec->dev, "Invalid DRES: %d\n", pdata->dres);
-			pdata->dres = 0;
-		}
-
 		if (pdata->capless)
 			wm8960->set_bias_level = wm8960_set_bias_level_capless;
 	}