diff --git a/hal/msm8974/platform.c b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
index 58c6fd8..61eca9b 100644
--- a/hal/msm8974/platform.c
+++ b/hal/msm8974/platform.c
@@ -11062,7 +11062,6 @@
 {
     const char *mixer_ctl_name = "Swap channel";
     struct mixer_ctl *ctl;
-    const char *mixer_path;
     struct platform_data *my_data = (struct platform_data *)adev->platform;
 
     // forced to set to swap, but device not rotated ... ignore set
@@ -11071,14 +11070,6 @@
 
     ALOGV("%s:", __func__);
 
-    if (swap_channels) {
-        mixer_path = platform_get_snd_device_name(SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER_REVERSE);
-        audio_route_apply_and_update_path(adev->audio_route, mixer_path);
-    } else {
-        mixer_path = platform_get_snd_device_name(SND_DEVICE_OUT_SPEAKER);
-        audio_route_apply_and_update_path(adev->audio_route, mixer_path);
-    }
-
     ctl = mixer_get_ctl_by_name(adev->mixer, mixer_ctl_name);
     if (!ctl) {
         ALOGE("%s: Could not get ctl for mixer cmd - %s",__func__, mixer_ctl_name);