diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
index 70952ceb278b..c13050b77931 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
@@ -408,24 +408,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8776_dai[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int wm8776_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8776_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int wm8776_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8776_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-	return 0;
-}
-#else
-#define wm8776_suspend NULL
-#define wm8776_resume NULL
-#endif
-
 static int wm8776_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -436,8 +418,6 @@ static int wm8776_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	wm8776_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
 	/* Latch the update bits; right channel only since we always
 	 * update both. */
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8776_HPRVOL, 0x100, 0x100);
@@ -446,19 +426,10 @@ static int wm8776_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* power down chip */
-static int wm8776_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8776_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8776 = {
 	.probe = 	wm8776_probe,
-	.remove = 	wm8776_remove,
-	.suspend = 	wm8776_suspend,
-	.resume =	wm8776_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8776_set_bias_level,
+	.suspend_bias_off = true,
 
 	.controls = wm8776_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8776_snd_controls),
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8804.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8804.c
index 3addc5fe5cb2..1315f7642503 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8804.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8804.c
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ static int wm8804_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	int i;
 
 	wm8804 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	wm8804_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm8804->supplies); ++i)
 		regulator_unregister_notifier(wm8804->supplies[i].consumer,
@@ -606,8 +605,6 @@ static int wm8804_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		goto err_reg_enable;
 	}
 
-	wm8804_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg_enable:
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
index 44a5f1511f0f..3a0d4b7d692f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8900.c
@@ -1209,16 +1209,8 @@ static int wm8900_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* power down chip */
-static int wm8900_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8900_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8900 = {
 	.probe =	wm8900_probe,
-	.remove =	wm8900_remove,
 	.suspend =	wm8900_suspend,
 	.resume =	wm8900_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8900_set_bias_level,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
index ffbe6df3453a..cc6b0ef98a34 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static const struct reg_default wm8903_reg_defaults[] = {
 struct wm8903_priv {
 	struct wm8903_platform_data *pdata;
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 
 	int sysclk;
@@ -1759,21 +1758,12 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8903_dai = {
 	.symmetric_rates = 1,
 };
 
-static int wm8903_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int wm8903_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 
 	regcache_sync(wm8903->regmap);
 
-	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1891,33 +1881,12 @@ static void wm8903_free_gpio(struct wm8903_priv *wm8903)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int wm8903_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-
-	wm8903->codec = codec;
-
-	/* power on device */
-	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* power down chip */
-static int wm8903_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8903 = {
-	.probe =	wm8903_probe,
-	.remove =	wm8903_remove,
-	.suspend =	wm8903_suspend,
 	.resume =	wm8903_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8903_set_bias_level,
 	.seq_notifier = wm8903_seq_notifier,
+	.suspend_bias_off = true,
+
 	.controls = wm8903_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8903_snd_controls),
 	.dapm_widgets = wm8903_dapm_widgets,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
index 52011043e54c..e4142b4309eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
@@ -695,17 +695,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8940_dai = {
 	.symmetric_rates = 1,
 };
 
-static int wm8940_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	return wm8940_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-}
-
-static int wm8940_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8940_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int wm8940_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct wm8940_setup_data *pdata = codec->dev->platform_data;
@@ -736,18 +725,11 @@ static int wm8940_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int wm8940_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8940_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8940 = {
 	.probe =	wm8940_probe,
-	.remove =	wm8940_remove,
-	.suspend =	wm8940_suspend,
-	.resume =	wm8940_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8940_set_bias_level,
+	.suspend_bias_off = true,
+
 	.controls =     wm8940_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8940_snd_controls),
 	.dapm_widgets = wm8940_dapm_widgets,