diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 34bd033443dc..6ecabeb8d31d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1644,11 +1644,8 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_platform *snd_soc_kcontrol_platform(
 int snd_soc_util_init(void);
 void snd_soc_util_exit(void);
 
-#define snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(card, propname) \
-	snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(card, NULL, propname)
-int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
-					 struct device_node *np,
-					 const char *propname);
+int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			       const char *propname);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 					  const char *propname);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(struct device_node *np,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 4ff2448f6023..ebaebc7c9699 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3492,10 +3492,10 @@ found:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_unregister_codec);
 
 /* Retrieve a card's name from device tree */
-int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
-					 struct device_node *np,
-					 const char *propname)
+int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			       const char *propname)
 {
+	struct device_node *np;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!card->dev) {
@@ -3503,8 +3503,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!np)
-		np = card->dev->of_node;
+	np = card->dev->of_node;
 
 	ret = of_property_read_string_index(np, propname, 0, &card->name);
 	/*
@@ -3521,7 +3520,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_card_name);
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget simple_widgets[] = {
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_MIC("Microphone", NULL),