diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index ab4e109fe71d..0d1b215f24f4 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ void snd_soc_dai_resume(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_compress_new(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			     struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num);
 bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream);
-void snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link);
 void snd_soc_dai_action(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			int stream, int action);
 static inline void snd_soc_dai_activate(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
index 0e18ccabe28c..98b37dd2b901 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-card.c
@@ -650,9 +650,6 @@ static int imx_card_parse_of(struct imx_card_data *data)
 			link->ops = &imx_aif_ops;
 		}
 
-		if (link->no_pcm || link->dynamic)
-			snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(link);
-
 		/* Get dai fmt */
 		ret = simple_util_parse_daifmt(dev, np, codec,
 					       NULL, &link->dai_fmt);
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 3425fbbcbd7e..1bdcfc4d4222 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct simple_util_priv *priv,
 
 	graph_parse_convert(dev, ep, &dai_props->adata);
 
-	snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
-
 	ret = graph_link_init(priv, cpu_ep, codec_ep, li, dai_name);
 
 	li->link++;
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
index 56f7f946882e..051adb567397 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
@@ -966,8 +966,6 @@ int audio_graph2_link_dpcm(struct simple_util_priv *priv,
 	graph_parse_convert(ep,  dai_props); /* at node of <dpcm> */
 	graph_parse_convert(rep, dai_props); /* at node of <CPU/Codec> */
 
-	snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
-
 	graph_link_init(priv, lnk, cpu_port, codec_port, li, is_cpu);
 err:
 	of_node_put(ep);
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index d2588f1ea54e..42c60b92cca5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -291,8 +291,6 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct simple_util_priv *priv,
 
 	simple_parse_convert(dev, np, &dai_props->adata);
 
-	snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
-
 	ret = simple_link_init(priv, np, codec, li, prefix, dai_name);
 
 out_put_node:
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
index 8c5605c1e34e..09aa36e94c85 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static int axg_card_add_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, struct device_node *np,
 		dai_link->num_c2c_params = 1;
 	} else {
 		dai_link->no_pcm = 1;
-		snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
 		if (axg_card_cpu_is_tdm_iface(dai_link->cpus->of_node))
 			ret = axg_card_parse_tdm(card, np, index);
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/gx-card.c b/sound/soc/meson/gx-card.c
index f1539e542638..7edca3e49c8f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/gx-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/gx-card.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ static int gx_card_add_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, struct device_node *np,
 		dai_link->num_c2c_params = 1;
 	} else {
 		dai_link->no_pcm = 1;
-		snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
 		/* Check if the cpu is the i2s encoder and parse i2s data */
 		if (gx_card_cpu_identify(dai_link->cpus, "I2S Encoder"))
 			ret = gx_card_parse_i2s(card, np, index);
diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/common.c b/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
index 56b4a3654aec..928cf5cb5999 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ int qcom_snd_parse_of(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 		if (platform || !codec) {
 			/* DPCM */
-			snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(link);
 			link->ignore_suspend = 1;
 			link->nonatomic = 1;
 		}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 302ca753a1f3..4e08892d24c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -479,44 +479,6 @@ bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int dir)
 	return stream->channels_min;
 }
 
-/*
- * snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities() - set dai_link properties based on its DAIs
- */
-void snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
-{
-	bool supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
-	int direction;
-
-	for_each_pcm_streams(direction) {
-		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *cpu;
-		struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codec;
-		struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
-		bool supported_cpu = false;
-		bool supported_codec = false;
-		int i;
-
-		for_each_link_cpus(dai_link, i, cpu) {
-			dai = snd_soc_find_dai_with_mutex(cpu);
-			if (dai && snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, direction)) {
-				supported_cpu = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		for_each_link_codecs(dai_link, i, codec) {
-			dai = snd_soc_find_dai_with_mutex(codec);
-			if (dai && snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, direction)) {
-				supported_codec = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		supported[direction] = supported_cpu && supported_codec;
-	}
-
-	dai_link->dpcm_playback = supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK];
-	dai_link->dpcm_capture  = supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE];
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities);
-
 void snd_soc_dai_action(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			int stream, int action)
 {