diff --git a/include/sound/hdaudio.h b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
index a6872537724d..536612c6ab0c 100644
--- a/include/sound/hdaudio.h
+++ b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void snd_hdac_stream_cleanup(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
 int snd_hdac_stream_setup_periods(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
 int snd_hdac_stream_set_params(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev,
 				unsigned int format_val);
-void snd_hdac_stream_start(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev, bool fresh_start);
+void snd_hdac_stream_start(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
 void snd_hdac_stream_stop(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
 void snd_hdac_stop_streams(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 void snd_hdac_stop_streams_and_chip(struct hdac_bus *bus);
diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
index 547adbc22590..1f56fd33b9af 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_stream_init);
 /**
  * snd_hdac_stream_start - start a stream
  * @azx_dev: HD-audio core stream to start
- * @fresh_start: false = wallclock timestamp relative to period wallclock
  *
  * Start a stream, set start_wallclk and set the running flag.
  */
-void snd_hdac_stream_start(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev, bool fresh_start)
+void snd_hdac_stream_start(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev)
 {
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = azx_dev->bus;
 	int stripe_ctl;
@@ -136,8 +135,6 @@ void snd_hdac_stream_start(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev, bool fresh_start)
 	trace_snd_hdac_stream_start(bus, azx_dev);
 
 	azx_dev->start_wallclk = snd_hdac_chip_readl(bus, WALLCLK);
-	if (!fresh_start)
-		azx_dev->start_wallclk -= azx_dev->period_wallclk;
 
 	/* enable SIE */
 	snd_hdac_chip_updatel(bus, INTCTL,
@@ -966,7 +963,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_dsp_prepare);
 void snd_hdac_dsp_trigger(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev, bool start)
 {
 	if (start)
-		snd_hdac_stream_start(azx_dev, true);
+		snd_hdac_stream_start(azx_dev);
 	else
 		snd_hdac_stream_stop(azx_dev);
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 0ff286b7b66b..c19d45618a09 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int azx_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 		azx_dev = get_azx_dev(s);
 		if (start) {
 			azx_dev->insufficient = 1;
-			snd_hdac_stream_start(azx_stream(azx_dev), true);
+			snd_hdac_stream_start(azx_stream(azx_dev));
 		} else {
 			snd_hdac_stream_stop(azx_stream(azx_dev));
 		}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
index f930c5e86a84..b673b84ead32 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static int avs_dai_fe_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd, stru
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bus->reg_lock, flags);
-		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(host_stream), true);
+		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(host_stream));
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->reg_lock, flags);
 
 		/* Timeout on DRSM poll shall not stop the resume so ignore the result. */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/probes.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/probes.c
index 29d63f2a9616..741565c6465a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/probes.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/probes.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int avs_probe_compr_trigger(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream, int cmd,
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bus->reg_lock, cookie);
-		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(host_stream), true);
+		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(host_stream));
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bus->reg_lock, cookie);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index dc627d18518d..a4209d88b0c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int skl_decoupled_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bus->reg_lock, cookie);
 
 	if (start) {
-		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(stream), true);
+		snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(stream));
 		snd_hdac_stream_timecounter_init(hstr, 0);
 	} else {
 		snd_hdac_stream_stop(hdac_stream(stream));
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ static int skl_coupled_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			continue;
 		stream = get_hdac_ext_stream(s);
 		if (start)
-			snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(stream), true);
+			snd_hdac_stream_start(hdac_stream(stream));
 		else
 			snd_hdac_stream_stop(hdac_stream(stream));
 	}
