diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 384426d7e9dd..aa7a362be290 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -883,13 +883,7 @@ static void snd_hda_codec_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	snd_hda_sysfs_clear(codec);
 	kfree(codec->modelname);
 	kfree(codec->wcaps);
-
-	/*
-	 * In the case of ASoC HD-audio, hda_codec is device managed.
-	 * It will be freed when the ASoC device is removed.
-	 */
-	if (codec->core.type == HDA_DEV_LEGACY)
-		kfree(codec);
+	kfree(codec);
 }
 
 #define DEV_NAME_LEN 31