diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
index c9510a52f4912..63bc2ae736a1d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ static int wm8940_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	codec->dapm.bias_level = level;
-
 	return ret;
 }