diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 861c07417fed..f46b90ccb46f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -480,13 +480,8 @@ static struct skl_ssp_clk skl_ssp_clks[] = {
 static struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *skl_find_hda_machine(struct skl_dev *skl,
 					struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *machines)
 {
-	struct hdac_bus *bus = skl_to_bus(skl);
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach;
 
-	/* check if we have any codecs detected on bus */
-	if (bus->codec_mask == 0)
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* point to common table */
 	mach = snd_soc_acpi_intel_hda_machines;