diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
index 9d578dafa292..a2cef9ba4289 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/intel.c
@@ -843,14 +843,6 @@ static int intel_create_dai(struct sdw_cdns *cdns,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		if (type == INTEL_PDI_BD || type == INTEL_PDI_OUT) {
-			dais[i].playback.stream_name =
-				kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "SDW%d Tx%d",
-					  cdns->instance, i);
-			if (!dais[i].playback.stream_name) {
-				kfree(dais[i].name);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-
 			dais[i].playback.channels_min = 1;
 			dais[i].playback.channels_max = max_ch;
 			dais[i].playback.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000;
@@ -858,15 +850,6 @@ static int intel_create_dai(struct sdw_cdns *cdns,
 		}
 
 		if (type == INTEL_PDI_BD || type == INTEL_PDI_IN) {
-			dais[i].capture.stream_name =
-				kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "SDW%d Rx%d",
-					  cdns->instance, i);
-			if (!dais[i].capture.stream_name) {
-				kfree(dais[i].name);
-				kfree(dais[i].playback.stream_name);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-
 			dais[i].capture.channels_min = 1;
 			dais[i].capture.channels_max = max_ch;
 			dais[i].capture.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000;