diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/cavs-passthrough-hdmi.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/cavs-passthrough-hdmi.conf
index a6fac36b8..9fc0b295b 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/cavs-passthrough-hdmi.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs/cavs-passthrough-hdmi.conf
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ IncludeByKey.PLATFORM {
 
 # include HDA config if needed.
 IncludeByKey.HDA_CONFIG {
-	"passthrough"	"cavs-passthrough-hda.conf"
 	"mix"		"cavs-mixin-mixout-hda.conf"
 }