diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index de57a8ad057b..e4b4746032ba 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -862,8 +862,6 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 	/* Don't use these, use snd_soc_component_get_dapm() */
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context dapm;
 
-	const struct snd_kcontrol_new *controls;
-	unsigned int num_controls;
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *dapm_widgets;
 	unsigned int num_dapm_widgets;
 	const struct snd_soc_dapm_route *dapm_routes;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3bb8c63564cf..1317706f8e69 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1495,9 +1495,10 @@ static int soc_probe_component(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (component->controls)
-		snd_soc_add_component_controls(component, component->controls,
-				     component->num_controls);
+	if (component->driver->controls)
+		snd_soc_add_component_controls(component,
+					       component->driver->controls,
+					       component->driver->num_controls);
 	if (component->dapm_routes)
 		snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(dapm, component->dapm_routes,
 					component->num_dapm_routes);
@@ -3184,8 +3185,6 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	if (driver->stream_event)
 		dapm->stream_event = snd_soc_component_stream_event;
 
-	component->controls = driver->controls;
-	component->num_controls = driver->num_controls;
 	component->dapm_widgets = driver->dapm_widgets;
 	component->num_dapm_widgets = driver->num_dapm_widgets;
 	component->dapm_routes = driver->dapm_routes;