diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index 3a92e98da72d24..d68bf7591d90c1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static const struct reg_sequence cs35l41_hda_mute[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct cs_dsp_client_ops client_ops = {
-	.control_remove = hda_cs_dsp_control_remove,
+	/* cs_dsp requires the client to provide this even if it is empty */
 };
 
 static int cs35l41_request_tuning_param_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41, char *tuning_filename,