diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
index 08544601b4ce29865035734fa59901159dfbeff1..9612afaa61c2097d02ce376f57c576dd45ee9d01 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ struct hda_gen_spec {
 	unsigned int power_down_unused:1; /* power down unused widgets */
 	unsigned int dac_min_mute:1; /* minimal = mute for DACs */
 	unsigned int suppress_vmaster:1; /* don't create vmaster kctls */
-	unsigned int obey_preferred_dacs:1; /* obey preferred_dacs assignment */
 
 	/* other internal flags */
 	unsigned int no_analog:1; /* digital I/O only */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index b42257e03344a447b1dd0c751e7bead7dbce3fe7..eb45a41533dc76ea48d0f0c0aa91963da17d03b9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -6645,10 +6645,8 @@ static void alc289_fixup_asus_ga401(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	};
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
-	if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE) {
+	if (action == HDA_FIXUP_ACT_PRE_PROBE)
 		spec->gen.preferred_dacs = preferred_pairs;
-		spec->gen.obey_preferred_dacs = 1;
-	}
 }
 
 /* The DAC of NID 0x3 will introduce click/pop noise on headphones, so invalidate it */