diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/rt298.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/rt298.c
index 2923f3805bbe..3b0e2b1a3251 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/rt298.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/rt298.c
@@ -178,38 +178,6 @@ static int avs_create_dai_link(struct device *dev, const char *platform_name, in
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int avs_create_dapm_routes(struct device *dev, int ssp_port,
-				  struct snd_soc_dapm_route **routes, int *num_routes)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_route *dr;
-	const int num_base = ARRAY_SIZE(card_base_routes);
-	const int num_dr = num_base + 2;
-	int idx;
-
-	dr = devm_kcalloc(dev, num_dr, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	memcpy(dr, card_base_routes, num_base * sizeof(*dr));
-
-	idx = num_base;
-	dr[idx].sink = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "AIF1 Playback");
-	dr[idx].source = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ssp%d Tx", ssp_port);
-	if (!dr[idx].sink || !dr[idx].source)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	idx++;
-	dr[idx].sink = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "ssp%d Rx", ssp_port);
-	dr[idx].source = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "AIF1 Capture");
-	if (!dr[idx].sink || !dr[idx].source)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	*routes = dr;
-	*num_routes = num_dr;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int avs_card_suspend_pre(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = snd_soc_card_get_codec_dai(card, RT298_CODEC_DAI);
@@ -227,14 +195,13 @@ static int avs_card_resume_post(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 static int avs_rt298_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_route *routes;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link;
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach;
 	struct snd_soc_card *card;
 	struct snd_soc_jack *jack;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	const char *pname;
-	int num_routes, ssp_port, ret;
+	int ssp_port, ret;
 
 	mach = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	pname = mach->mach_params.platform;
@@ -246,12 +213,6 @@ static int avs_rt298_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = avs_create_dapm_routes(dev, ssp_port, &routes, &num_routes);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create dapm routes: %d", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	jack = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*jack), GFP_KERNEL);
 	card = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*card), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!jack || !card)
@@ -268,8 +229,8 @@ static int avs_rt298_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	card->num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(card_controls);
 	card->dapm_widgets = card_widgets;
 	card->num_dapm_widgets = ARRAY_SIZE(card_widgets);
-	card->dapm_routes = routes;
-	card->num_dapm_routes = num_routes;
+	card->dapm_routes = card_base_routes;
+	card->num_dapm_routes = ARRAY_SIZE(card_base_routes);
 	card->fully_routed = true;
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, jack);