diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index d16646c95d..36d3dcd89a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/audio/soundhw.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "hw/ide.h"
@@ -782,9 +781,6 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     qbus_walk_children(BUS(isa_bus), prep_set_cmos_checksum, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                        &cmos_checksum);
 
-    /* initialize audio subsystem */
-    soundhw_init();
-
     /* add some more devices */
     if (defaults_enabled()) {
         isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "i8042");