diff --git a/asoc/codecs/swr-dmic.c b/asoc/codecs/swr-dmic.c
index 367f73a708..df3105d8fa 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/swr-dmic.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/swr-dmic.c
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@ static int swr_dmic_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	int i = 0;
 	u8 swr_devnum = 0;
 	int dev_index = -1;
-	char* prefix_name = NULL;
 	struct swr_dmic_priv *swr_dmic = NULL;
-	const char *swr_dmic_name_prefix_of = NULL;
 	const char *swr_dmic_codec_name_of = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = NULL;
 	int num_retry = NUM_ATTEMPTS;
@@ -645,15 +643,6 @@ static int swr_dmic_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 
 	swr_dmic->swr_slave = pdev;
 
-	ret = of_property_read_string(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,swr-dmic-prefix",
-				&swr_dmic_name_prefix_of);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "%s: Looking up %s property in node %s failed\n",
-		__func__, "qcom,swr-dmic-prefix",
-		pdev->dev.of_node->full_name);
-		goto dev_err;
-	}
-
 	ret = of_property_read_string(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,codec-name",
 				&swr_dmic_codec_name_of);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -755,16 +744,6 @@ static int swr_dmic_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 		goto dev_err;
 	}
 	swr_dmic->component = component;
-	prefix_name = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
-					strlen(swr_dmic_name_prefix_of) + 1,
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!prefix_name) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto dev_err;
-	}
-	strlcpy(prefix_name, swr_dmic_name_prefix_of,
-			strlen(prefix_name) + 1);
-	component->name_prefix = prefix_name;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/internal.h b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/internal.h
index b58befdec1..700bb909e3 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/internal.h
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/internal.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef WSA883X_INTERNAL_H
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ struct wsa883x_priv {
 	int num_supplies;
 	struct regulator_bulk_data *supplies;
 	unsigned long status_mask;
-	char *wsa883x_name_prefix;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_driver;
 	struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver;
 };
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
index 551807312a..57ebbbfefa 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wsa883x/wsa883x.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,6 @@ static int wsa883x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	bool pin_state_current = false;
 	struct wsa_ctrl_platform_data *plat_data = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
-	const char *wsa883x_name_prefix_of = NULL;
 	char buffer[MAX_NAME_LEN];
 	int dev_index = 0;
 
@@ -1763,16 +1762,6 @@ static int wsa883x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 
 	wcd_disable_irq(&wsa883x->irq_info, WSA883X_IRQ_INT_PA_ON_ERR);
 
-	ret = of_property_read_string(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,wsa-prefix",
-				&wsa883x_name_prefix_of);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Looking up %s property in node %s failed\n",
-			__func__, "qcom,wsa-prefix",
-			pdev->dev.of_node->full_name);
-		goto err_irq;
-	}
-
 	wsa883x->driver = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
 			sizeof(struct snd_soc_component_driver), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!wsa883x->driver) {
@@ -1813,15 +1802,12 @@ static int wsa883x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	ret = snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev,
 				wsa883x->driver, wsa883x->dai_driver, 1);
 
-	wsa883x->wsa883x_name_prefix = kstrndup(wsa883x_name_prefix_of,
-			strlen(wsa883x_name_prefix_of), GFP_KERNEL);
 	component = snd_soc_lookup_component(&pdev->dev, wsa883x->driver->name);
 	if (!component) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: component is NULL \n", __func__);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_mem;
 	}
-	component->name_prefix = wsa883x->wsa883x_name_prefix;
 
 	wsa883x->parent_np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node,
 					      "qcom,bolero-handle", 0);
@@ -1891,7 +1877,6 @@ static int wsa883x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_mem:
-	kfree(wsa883x->wsa883x_name_prefix);
 	if (wsa883x->dai_driver) {
 		kfree(wsa883x->dai_driver->name);
 		kfree(wsa883x->dai_driver->playback.stream_name);
@@ -1956,7 +1941,6 @@ static int wsa883x_swr_remove(struct swr_device *pdev)
 #endif
 	mutex_destroy(&wsa883x->res_lock);
 	snd_soc_unregister_component(&pdev->dev);
-	kfree(wsa883x->wsa883x_name_prefix);
 	if (wsa883x->dai_driver) {
 		kfree(wsa883x->dai_driver->name);
 		kfree(wsa883x->dai_driver->playback.stream_name);
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/internal.h b/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/internal.h
index 5239586165..1f7d9e6007 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/internal.h
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/internal.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ struct wsa884x_priv {
 	int num_supplies;
 	struct regulator_bulk_data *supplies;
 	unsigned long status_mask;
-	char *wsa884x_name_prefix;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_driver;
 	struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver;
 };
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/wsa884x.c b/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/wsa884x.c
index 166f11f71a..e73563c227 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/wsa884x.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wsa884x/wsa884x.c
@@ -1869,7 +1869,6 @@ static int wsa884x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	bool pin_state_current = false;
 	struct wsa_ctrl_platform_data *plat_data = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
-	const char *wsa884x_name_prefix_of = NULL;
 	char buffer[MAX_NAME_LEN];
 	int dev_index = 0;
 
@@ -1991,16 +1990,6 @@ static int wsa884x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 
 	wcd_disable_irq(&wsa884x->irq_info, WSA884X_IRQ_INT_PA_ON_ERR);
 
-	ret = of_property_read_string(pdev->dev.of_node, "qcom,wsa-prefix",
-				&wsa884x_name_prefix_of);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"%s: Looking up %s property in node %s failed\n",
-			__func__, "qcom,wsa-prefix",
-			pdev->dev.of_node->full_name);
-		goto err_irq;
-	}
-
 	wsa884x->driver = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
 			sizeof(struct snd_soc_component_driver), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!wsa884x->driver) {
@@ -2042,15 +2031,12 @@ static int wsa884x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	ret = snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev,
 				wsa884x->driver, wsa884x->dai_driver, 1);
 
-	wsa884x->wsa884x_name_prefix = kstrndup(wsa884x_name_prefix_of,
-			strlen(wsa884x_name_prefix_of), GFP_KERNEL);
 	component = snd_soc_lookup_component(&pdev->dev, wsa884x->driver->name);
 	if (!component) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: component is NULL\n", __func__);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_mem;
 	}
-	component->name_prefix = wsa884x->wsa884x_name_prefix;
 
 	wsa884x->parent_np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node,
 					      "qcom,bolero-handle", 0);
@@ -2120,7 +2106,6 @@ static int wsa884x_swr_probe(struct swr_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_mem:
-	kfree(wsa884x->wsa884x_name_prefix);
 	if (wsa884x->dai_driver) {
 		kfree(wsa884x->dai_driver->name);
 		kfree(wsa884x->dai_driver->playback.stream_name);
@@ -2185,7 +2170,6 @@ static int wsa884x_swr_remove(struct swr_device *pdev)
 #endif
 	mutex_destroy(&wsa884x->res_lock);
 	snd_soc_unregister_component(&pdev->dev);
-	kfree(wsa884x->wsa884x_name_prefix);
 	if (wsa884x->dai_driver) {
 		kfree(wsa884x->dai_driver->name);
 		kfree(wsa884x->dai_driver->playback.stream_name);