return 1;
 }
 
-static int stac92xx_volknob_info(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
-       struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo)
-{
-       uinfo->type = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER;
-       uinfo->count = 1;
-       uinfo->value.integer.min = 0;
-       uinfo->value.integer.max = 127;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int stac92xx_volknob_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
-       struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
-{
-       ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = kcontrol->private_value & 0xff;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int stac92xx_volknob_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
-               struct snd_ctl_elem_value *ucontrol)
-{
-       struct hda_codec *codec = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-       unsigned int oval = kcontrol->private_value & 0xff;
-       unsigned int val;
-
-       val = ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] & 0xff;
-       if (val == oval)
-               return 0;
-
-       kcontrol->private_value &= ~0xff;
-       kcontrol->private_value |= val;
-
-       snd_hda_codec_write_cache(codec, kcontrol->private_value >> 16, 0,
-               AC_VERB_SET_VOLUME_KNOB_CONTROL, val | 0x80);
-       return 1;
-}
-
 static struct hda_verb stac9200_core_init[] = {
        /* set dac0mux for dac converter */
        { 0x07, AC_VERB_SET_CONNECT_SEL, 0x00},
                .private_value = verb_read | (verb_write << 16), \
        }
 
-#define STAC_VOLKNOB(knob_nid) \
-       { \
-               .iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, \
-               .name  = "Master Playback Volume", \
-               .count = 1, \
-               .info  = stac92xx_volknob_info, \
-               .get   = stac92xx_volknob_get, \
-               .put   = stac92xx_volknob_put, \
-                       .private_value = 127 | (knob_nid << 16), \
-       }
-
 static struct snd_kcontrol_new stac9200_mixer[] = {
        HDA_CODEC_VOLUME("Master Playback Volume", 0xb, 0, HDA_OUTPUT),
        HDA_CODEC_MUTE("Master Playback Switch", 0xb, 0, HDA_OUTPUT),
 static struct snd_kcontrol_new stac92hd71bxx_mixer[] = {
        STAC_DIGITAL_INPUT_SOURCE(1),
        STAC_INPUT_SOURCE(2),
-       STAC_VOLKNOB(0x28),
 
        /* hardware gain controls */
        HDA_CODEC_VOLUME_IDX("Digital Mic Volume", 0x0, 0x18, 0x0, HDA_OUTPUT),