diff --git a/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c b/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
index 0ebf4d907..aad5c4bf4 100755
--- a/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdmi_chmap.c
@@ -753,20 +753,6 @@ static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* a simple sanity check for input values to chmap kcontrol */
-static int chmap_value_check(struct hdac_chmap *hchmap,
-			     const struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < hchmap->channels_max; i++) {
-		if (ucontrol->value.integer.value[i] < 0 ||
-		    ucontrol->value.integer.value[i] > SNDRV_CHMAP_LAST)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			      struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
 {
@@ -778,10 +764,6 @@ static int hdmi_chmap_ctl_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	unsigned char chmap[8], per_pin_chmap[8];
 	int i, err, ca, prepared = 0;
 
-	err = chmap_value_check(hchmap, ucontrol);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	/* No monitor is connected in dyn_pcm_assign.
 	 * It's invalid to setup the chmap
 	 */