diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index 320445f3bf73..7e785487c67b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -2492,10 +2492,6 @@ static int create_loopback_mixing_ctl(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	if (!snd_hda_gen_add_kctl(spec, NULL, &loopback_mixing_enum))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spec->have_aamix_ctl = 1;
-	/* if no explicit aamix path is present (e.g. for Realtek codecs),
-	 * enable aamix as default -- just for compatibility
-	 */
-	spec->aamix_mode = !has_aamix_out_paths(spec);
 	return 0;
 }