diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
index d0be89731cdb..b0ac2c3e31b9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8991.c
@@ -1227,32 +1227,6 @@ static int wm8991_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int wm8991_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8991_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int wm8991_resume(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8991_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* power down chip */
-static int wm8991_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8991_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int wm8991_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8991_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #define WM8991_FORMATS (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20_3LE |\
 			SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE)
 
@@ -1293,11 +1267,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8991_dai = {
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8991 = {
-	.probe = wm8991_probe,
-	.remove = wm8991_remove,
-	.suspend = wm8991_suspend,
-	.resume = wm8991_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8991_set_bias_level,
+	.suspend_bias_off = true,
+
 	.controls = wm8991_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8991_snd_controls),
 	.dapm_widgets = wm8991_dapm_widgets,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8993.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8993.c
index 93b14eda355a..53c6fe359496 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8993.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8993.c
@@ -1486,7 +1486,6 @@ static int wm8993_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct wm8993_priv *wm8993 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = &codec->dapm;
-	int ret;
 
 	wm8993->hubs_data.hp_startup_mode = 1;
 	wm8993->hubs_data.dcs_codes_l = -2;
@@ -1518,10 +1517,6 @@ static int wm8993_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				      wm8993->pdata.micbias1_lvl,
 				      wm8993->pdata.micbias2_lvl);
 
-	ret = wm8993_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	snd_soc_add_codec_controls(codec, wm8993_snd_controls,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(wm8993_snd_controls));
 	if (wm8993->pdata.num_retune_configs != 0) {
@@ -1550,12 +1545,6 @@ static int wm8993_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 
 }
 
-static int wm8993_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm8993_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int wm8993_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
@@ -1629,7 +1618,6 @@ static const struct regmap_config wm8993_regmap = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8993 = {
 	.probe = 	wm8993_probe,
-	.remove = 	wm8993_remove,
 	.suspend =	wm8993_suspend,
 	.resume =	wm8993_resume,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8993_set_bias_level,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index dbca6e0cc93a..36b767fa37a6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -4391,8 +4391,6 @@ static int wm8994_codec_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	struct wm8994 *control = wm8994->wm8994;
 	int i;
 
-	wm8994_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm8994->fll_locked); i++)
 		wm8994_free_irq(wm8994->wm8994, WM8994_IRQ_FLL1_LOCK + i,
 				&wm8994->fll_locked[i]);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8995.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8995.c
index 1288edeb8c7d..c280f0a3a424 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8995.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8995.c
@@ -2004,7 +2004,6 @@ static int wm8995_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	int i;
 
 	wm8995 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	wm8995_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995->supplies); ++i)
 		regulator_unregister_notifier(wm8995->supplies[i].consumer,
@@ -2078,8 +2077,6 @@ static int wm8995_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		goto err_reg_enable;
 	}
 
-	wm8995_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
-
 	/* Latch volume updates (right only; we always do left then right). */
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8995_AIF1_DAC1_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8995_AIF1DAC1_VU_MASK, WM8995_AIF1DAC1_VU);
@@ -2102,13 +2099,6 @@ static int wm8995_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 
 	wm8995_update_class_w(codec);
 
-	snd_soc_add_codec_controls(codec, wm8995_snd_controls,
-			     ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_snd_controls));
-	snd_soc_dapm_new_controls(&codec->dapm, wm8995_dapm_widgets,
-				  ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_dapm_widgets));
-	snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(&codec->dapm, wm8995_intercon,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_intercon));
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg_enable:
@@ -2205,6 +2195,13 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm8995 = {
 	.remove = wm8995_remove,
 	.set_bias_level = wm8995_set_bias_level,
 	.idle_bias_off = true,
+
+	.controls = wm8995_snd_controls,
+	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_snd_controls),
+	.dapm_widgets = wm8995_dapm_widgets,
+	.num_dapm_widgets = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_dapm_widgets),
+	.dapm_routes = wm8995_intercon,
+	.num_dapm_routes = ARRAY_SIZE(wm8995_intercon),
 };
 
 static struct regmap_config wm8995_regmap = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
index 0cdc9e2184ab..b1d946facd57 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
@@ -1277,15 +1277,8 @@ static int wm9081_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int wm9081_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
-{
-	wm9081_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct snd_soc_codec_driver soc_codec_dev_wm9081 = {
 	.probe = 	wm9081_probe,
-	.remove = 	wm9081_remove,
 
 	.set_sysclk = wm9081_set_sysclk,
 	.set_bias_level = wm9081_set_bias_level,